derekkatana

American Bald Eagle

American Bald Eagle

upload_date

Oct, 2016

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166

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Awards

Fall Award 2020

Peer Award

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Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Outstanding Creativity

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3 Light se up,

Bald Eagle selfie

Water Drops in blue

3 lights set up.

Studio setting.

I shot this one in February in Michigan at 2pm on overcast day but there was a 30 second window when sun has pick thru the opening in the sky which al

I shot this one with Nikon D500 & sigma 18-35mm f-1.8 art lens on tripod.
Long exposure off cores.

Behind The Lens

Location

Canada

Time

Morning

Lighting

4 Profoto D1 Studio strobes, 2 3x4 Soft-boxes and 2 zoom reflectors with 20 degrees Grids.

Equipment

Camera Hasselblad H2 with Phase one P45+ digital back, Hasselblad 210mm f/4 Hc lens.

Inspiration

I always loved to take portraits on black background, so one day I though why can't I do this to birds instead of humans.

Editing

I just used capture one to processs the raw image.

In my camera bag

It all depends on the shoot if I shoot landscapes or portraits I use my Hasselblad but If I need to shoot wildlife then I use Nikon gear.

Feedback

It takes lots of experience and lots of planning.

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