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Young eurasian sea eagle flying low above the water surface (animal in human care).
Young eurasian sea eagle flying low above the water surface (animal in human care).
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I made a photo on a one photographic event with my photo-friends in the Czech Republic. This young eagle is an animal in human care, falconry used.Time
This photo was taken on 3 November 2017 at around 14:30. Our intention was to photograph a eagle above the dark surface of the pond to get a reflection from the quiet surface.Lighting
The sun was hidden behind the clouds and did not shine directly on the scene. The soft light was amazing, there were no sharp shadows, and the light reflected from the surface. I photographed from my hand without a tripod. The gentle breeze has just stopped and the surface has begun to be mirrored. I used these conditions and changed my angle of view to get a mirror image of two eagles at once.Equipment
This photo was shot on a Nikon D5, with a fast lens 400 mm f/2,8; ISO 2000; f/2,8; 1/1250 sec; without tripod and flash.Inspiration
I like free nature and animals, all living creatures and plants, but specially and most of all animals, both wild and domestic. I like to take the animals from the level of their eyes. But lately I'm going more down and I often use a frog perspective. My intention was to photograph a eagle above the dark surface of the pond to get a reflection from the quiet surface.Editing
I used only minimal adjustments in original editing software from Nikon: Nikon Capture NX-D and Nikon View NX-i. Here I just slightly modified brightness, contrast, white balance and saturation.In my camera bag
The contents of my robust Tamrac bag is primarily a powerful digital camera that I can rely on in every weather. Now I'm normally using the body Nikon D5 and the backup body Nikon D850. I normally wear Nikkor lenses 24-70 f/2,8 and 70-200 f/2,8. These "workers" have always been with me. On the "macro" action I take the excellent old micro lens Nikkor 200 f/4 or micro lens 105 f/2,8. For animals and birds photography I need to pack "heavier weight" - I'm using the lens Nikkor 400 f/2,8 or Nikkor 400 f/2,8 and now also a my new very fast lens Nikkor 200 f/2. The last two months I test the new mirrorless Nikon Z7 with my fast lenses.Feedback
When it comes to photographing the endangered animal species, I recommend the form of "assisted (arranged) photography". It's about photographing a species of wild animal that is in human care. The animal is tame, working well with it, and it is especially safe for humans. Most importantly, the photographer does not disturb wild animals in their natural biotope. Today there is a trend commercial group photographic expeditions to exotic countries. From the yield is funded the rescue of endangered animal species. But too frequent visits of groups of people in animal biotopes are very disturbing and stressful for endangered animals and their food chain. These expeditions can become very destructive for small animal populations and, instead of rescuing animals, can speed their extinction. We all photographers have to think, whether our money really helps those animals.
