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Soaring Bald Eagle
Soaring Bald Eagle
Drake


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Challenge: Free Study 2015-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR
Location: Muskegon, Mi
Date: Feb 26, 2015
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2500
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2015

Love taking shots of these birds. Fortunately I had nice sun and blue clouds (unusual for Michigan winters)

Statistics
Place: 76 out of 146
Avg (all users): 5.7600
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6716
Avg (non-participants): 5.9394
Views since voting: 229
Views during voting: 156
Votes: 100
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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08/07/2015 06:51:28 AM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing wildlife study.

I am naturally attracted to wildlife studies particularly action shots so towards that end the subject is appealing. It is a very competent shot with good focus but the lack of sharpness one of your commenters talk about may be due to cropping? Its a good exposure with plenty of detail throughout the birds plumage. I like the diagonal that the bird is placed on it adds a dynamic to the image.

Having identified what works for me I also need to give my honest opinion what doesn't work so well for me, the dominant blue of the sky overpowers the bird it would benefit from some desat. The bird is too large and too central, I would prefer to see him smaller and probably towards the lower right flying in to some empty space. The shutter speed is too high it feels far too static there is no sense of motion that you would get from a slower shutter speed with a little blur in the wingtips. I could easily imagine this hanging in a museum against a blue ceiling it would look very similar.

I would have expected your image to have scored better than it did but thanks for your submission and good luck for your future entries, Sid
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/06/2015 11:15:30 AM
What a nice picture. It misses some sharpness. A 7 from me
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03/05/2015 07:56:07 PM
7 from me.
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03/01/2015 11:56:56 AM
Powerful!
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