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[Dylan777]

Took these pictures of a Bald Eagle in Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, BC.

There were probably 15 Eagles waiting for fish. One guy told us that earlier in the day they've had 30 eagles when the tide was low. We spotted mature and immature eagles in this area. There were also some Herons. Probably a dream for some birders.

The pictures were taken with a 5D MKIII and a Canon 100-400 with a 1.4 MKIII TC @ 560 mm, F/8. ISO was set to 400 and exposure time @ 1/1600 s. Pictures are partially cropped.

As a non pro photographer I think you can get really good results with this lens and TC if the light is good and you did your homework with AFMA

Beautiful photos. I really like the 1st.

 

[Click]

Beautiful photos. I really like the 1st.

+1

 

[petach]

The Hanningfield Interceptors

As you can imagine, the exposure for this shot was heavily bracketed (i.e 30s to 1/250th over 2 days and 2 shots!! :0)

The original backing to the swans was very uninspiring and I was so pleased with the sharpness of the shot and the pov that I went back and got the sunset. So, both shots mine...combined using "blend if" in PS.

Hanningfield Interceptors by petach123 (Peter Tachauer), on Flickr

 

[Click]

Lovely shot petach. 8)

 

[Vern]

hummer from today - not quite sharp on her eyes, but I liked the pose and setting.

 

[Click]

Very nice shot Vern. Well done.

 

[petach]

Hanningfield Geese taking off at dawn.

hanningfield_geese.jpg by petach123 (Peter Tachauer), on Flickr

 

[ChristopherMarkPerez]

OK. One more Buffelhead.

Bufflehead - in Flight by Christopher Mark Perez, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Good timing. Well done Christopher.

 

[DominoDude]

OK. One more Buffelhead.

Oh, I like! The fact that I can see how its tail feathers have gently scraped the water surface is a delicate detail. Wonderful!

 

[Dylan777]

Good timing. Well done Christopher.

+1

 

[Dylan777]

hummer from today - not quite sharp on her eyes, but I liked the pose and setting.

Me too

 

[ChristopherMarkPerez]

Thank you, Click. I just love those little ducks.

Good timing. Well done Christopher.

 

[Dylan777]

Hanningfield Geese taking off at dawn.

Love the light - very nice

 

[ChristopherMarkPerez]

Thank you, DominoDude.

BTW, your .sig rocks!

OK. One more Buffelhead.

Oh, I like! The fact that I can see how its tail feathers have gently scraped the water surface is a delicate detail. Wonderful!

 

[Northbird]

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) by Tony Varela Photography, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Great shot Northbird 8)

 

[rpt]

Great shot Northbird 8)

Oh yes! Lovely!

Where did you shoot it?

 

[DiSnapper]

Pair of Garganey near Vadodara, Gujarat India

Canon 7D + Canon 70-200 2.8 ii + Canon 2X extender


_MG_1018 dss by Ganugapenta NaveenKumar Reddy, on Flickr

 

[petach]

Hanningfield Geese taking off at dawn.

Love the light - very nice

cheers mater