1st Eagle photo (1 Viewer)

tominrom · Mar 1, 2005

This is my 1st eagle photo. We don't normally have eagles in this part of NY. I heard one was seen at a nearby lake. I drove to the lake and got there just at the right time. He was approximately 1/2 mile away. I used a D70 with 80-400 VR zoomed all the way out (600mm equivalent) and then did a 100% crop in Photoshop. Its not real good but he did not stay around very long. This was the 1st time I tried to photograph a bird in flight. It's not as easy as it looks. Before zooming to 100% I thought I had missed him all together.

I also posted this on the Critique Forum.

tominrom · Mar 1, 2005

tominrom said:
This is my 1st eagle photo. We don't normally have eagles in this part of NY. I heard one was seen at a nearby lake. I drove to the lake and got there just at the right time. He was approximately 1/2 mile away. I used a D70 with 80-400 VR zoomed all the way out (600mm equivalent) and then did a 100% crop in Photoshop. Its not real good but he did not stay around very long. This was the 1st time I tried to photograph a bird in flight. It's not as easy as it looks. Before zooming to 100% I thought I had missed him all together.

I also posted this on the Critique Forum.

I hope I didn't make a mistake by posting a photo here. I just looked at some other threads and did not see any photo's. Is there a policy on posting photo's on forums other than the photography/camera related forums??

graham.v · Mar 2, 2005

1st Eagle photo.

tominrom said:
This is my 1st eagle photo. We don't normally have eagles in this part of NY. I heard one was seen at a nearby lake. I drove to the lake and got there just at the right time. He was approximately 1/2 mile away. I used a D70 with 80-400 VR zoomed all the way out (600mm equivalent) and then did a 100% crop in Photoshop. Its not real good but he did not stay around very long. This was the 1st time I tried to photograph a bird in flight. It's not as easy as it looks. Before zooming to 100% I thought I had missed him all together.

I also posted this on the Critique Forum.

Bald Eagle (adult)

samuel walker · Mar 3, 2005

That's a keeper tom You can honestly show it to someone and it is no doubt an eagle not a patch of blue with a dark wing tip.
Sam

davedorsey · Mar 5, 2005

Nice shot Tom.

wings · Mar 6, 2005

Good try. Just keep on the lookout for more and next time you'll get a closer shot at the bird.

Katy Penland · Mar 6, 2005

To answer your question, Tom, on the posting of photos in the forums, absolutely you can. Unlike the Gallery, where there is a 3-photo-per-24-hour-period limit, there is no such limit in the forums or for the Bird Database.

Look forward to seeing more of your photographing efforts! :t:

W.coast Raptor · Mar 12, 2005

graham.v said:
Bald Eagle (adult)

alot of white on the underwing coverts to be full adult. looks like subadult 4 even tho tail and head show white there is still alot of white under the wing.

oh yeah, nice photo, keep trying it'll get easier. in flight shots are the toughest.

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