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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 2500 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 100/1 

upload_dateMay, 2018

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6 Comments |
michael_mancilla
 
michael_mancilla May 08, 2018
Great capture, it looks like "she" is ready to take off right at your lens.
Woombaway
Woombaway May 08, 2018
Thank you so much, I was talking to him, he is just so beautiful.
Ruskat
 
Ruskat May 09, 2018
Wow! Love the perspective of this shot. Deserves every award it gets.
Woombaway
Woombaway May 09, 2018
Thank you so much, I love being so close to the raptors.
RamyDelariarte
 
RamyDelariarte May 23, 2018
Awesome
Woombaway
Woombaway May 23, 2018
Thank you so much.
Nostroboy PRO+
 
Nostroboy June 06, 2018
Amazing shot !
Woombaway
Woombaway June 06, 2018
Thank yo so much.
Annie_McFar
 
Annie_McFar June 23, 2018
Love the detail. Congratulations :-)
adiestiano
 
adiestiano December 29, 2020
Cool

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#eagle #raptor #Wedge-tailed Eagle #bird #bird of prey #wildlife
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane Australia. Spirit is a rescued Wedge-tailed Eagle, you can see his right wing hangs lower than his left wing because he was hit by a car. I go to Lone Pine all the time as I love being so close to these amazing raptors & they are really well looked after & loved by their handlers.

Time

I took this photo around 1pm as Spirit was in the second show of the day.

Lighting

The sun was behind Spirit so it made for great backlighting.

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon 100-400mm. hand held at a focal length of 100/1

Inspiration

Spirit was looking right into my lens I had to capture that moment.

Editing

I don't do much post-processing with this kind of image just a couple of tweaks in Photoshop Camera Raw.

In my camera bag

Well I have 2 cameras a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, & an EOS 7D Mark II. My favourite wildlife lenses that I own are the Canon 100-400mm I also have a 1.4 extender & the Tamron 150-600mm.

Feedback

Focusing on the eyes is the best advice I can give with wildlife photography. I like to have complete control over my images so I only shoot in full manual. Knowing the capabilities of your camera is also very important especially on a dull day so you know how high you can push your ISO without getting noise. Just go out there have fun & experiment.

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