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Inflight Snack
Drake


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Challenge: Free Study 2016-01 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 200-400mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: Muskegon, Mi.
Date: Jan 27, 2016
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2016

 Wish we had more sunshine... but the stark background serves as some contrast against the eagle. I have never seen an eagle "eating" like this, while in flight.

Shot with my Nikon 200-500mm F5.6 (lens not yet on list to choose from)

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 02/08/2016 10:52:26 AM
Hello from the Critique club

An interesting image that contributes well to the free challenge

Like you, I've never seen this myself, he must have been hungry! It also confirms how natural flight is to a bird that they can maintain their flight while concentrating on something else. In terms of frozen action this is an excellent example of it though personally I prefer to see more emphasis on motion, for example, with softness in the wingtips. I would also prefer the composition to be less central, this would crop well square with the bird in the upper right of the frame. A little less sharpening would benefit too there is some over-sharpening with halos on the feathers. I think the background could be lightened up just to make a little more appealing.

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02/07/2016 06:07:28 PM
Nice capture. Not your usual bird pose.
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 02/05/2016 02:53:13 PM
Really great capture of an amazing bird, to bad you did not have a better sky for the backdrop (can't count the number of times I have wished that on photos I have taken). Would prefer a bit tighter crop that was not also so centered tho.
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 02/02/2016 09:00:08 AM
Very nice capture.
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 02/01/2016 10:34:30 PM
amazing
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 02/01/2016 09:08:51 AM
wow !!!
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 02/01/2016 01:10:51 AM
Fabulous capture but the lighting is waaaay too flat.


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