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    Young Bald Eagle Portrait

    Using the burst mode to get a sharp image saved the day on this shot. This is a crop of an image shot at 500mm from my kayak, using a monopod with a shutter speed of 1/20 (no IS)! I believe this eagle hatched this year. I'm not a huge fan of the background, but wanted to post this to show what can be done using the burst mode to help get a sharp image.
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    Re: Young Bald Eagle Portrait

    Nice portrait of an awesome Raptor!
    Nice eye contact but photo seems a bit on the blue side on my screen (little color cast ) especially the beak.

    tight shot!

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    Re: Young Bald Eagle Portrait

    Thanks for the feedback Eric. You are correct, it does have a blue cast to it. It was shot in the shade with the WB set to daylight. That's what I get for trying to process images when I should have gone to bed. Here is a version with it switched to shade.
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    Re: Young Bald Eagle Portrait

    Quote Originally Posted by mjs1973
    Thanks for the feedback Eric. You are correct, it does have a blue cast to it. It was shot in the shade with the WB set to daylight. That's what I get for trying to process images when I should have gone to bed. Here is a version with it switched to shade.

    I know the feeling about that late night processing!
    Thats looks great!!

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    Re: Young Bald Eagle Portrait

    Hi Mike Great Picture.
    I am not familiar with burst mode. Is that a Canon only feature?
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    Re: Young Bald Eagle Portrait

    Quote Originally Posted by Singletracklovr
    Hi Mike Great Picture.
    I am not familiar with burst mode. Is that a Canon only feature?
    No, the burst mode is your cameras ability to take a series of images by holding down the shutter button. With film cameras is was often called the motor drive. It's you're cameras ability to shoot multiple frames per second. The faster your burst mode, the better it is for getting sharp images at slower shutter speeds when camera shake is a problem.
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