Bald Beauty

mjs1973 · 02-19-2007, 04:23 PM

Here's another bald eagle I found while driving the back roads yesterday afternoon.

AmberC · 02-19-2007, 04:32 PM

Thats gorgeous!!

Knight · 02-19-2007, 05:56 PM

Man you are a Lucky SOB ,Wish i could capture one like that . Well Captured

big baldo · 02-19-2007, 07:16 PM

Wow!! What a pose

Jaedon · 02-19-2007, 07:36 PM

They always look so regal. What an awesome shot and oppertunity. Nice Job!

**Loupey** · 02-19-2007, 11:30 PM

Holy smokes, Michael!

What a great image! Can't say much more about it.

mjs1973 · 02-20-2007, 04:46 AM

Thanks for taking the time to look and comment everyone. I love that these great birds are getting more and more common around this area. I see them quite regularly now, and I never get tired of them.

**paulnj** · 02-21-2007, 02:37 AM

That's such a great image!

mjs1973 · 02-21-2007, 05:25 AM

Thanks Paul. I used the bag of rice trick for this shot too.

Bevb · 02-21-2007, 10:56 AM

Fantastic! what a beautiful image of a magnificent bird.
God, how lucky you are to have these guys.

mjs1973 · 02-21-2007, 04:49 PM

Thanks Bev.

Coastal Flyer · 03-04-2007, 07:53 PM

Wonderful shot. Truly worthy of Featured Photo. Great job!

CF

mjs1973 · 03-05-2007, 04:30 AM

Thanks CF. And a big thanks to the Mods for choosing one of my photos for the feature!

quetzal · 03-05-2007, 01:02 PM

Congrats on the featured photo, thats outstanding!

Jimmy B · 03-05-2007, 07:17 PM

very nice!

rumrak · 03-08-2007, 01:28 PM

beautiful shot, I seen my first bald eagle in the wild just a few days ago and I too got a few photos but nothing like that detail. Mine was shot at a fairly long distance and I had to use 2MP smart zoom on my H5 to get close enough but still happy with what I got especially at that distance but it was just a great sight to even see one, a rarity around here.

btw whats this bag of rice trick you speak of?

mjs1973 · 03-08-2007, 03:54 PM

Thanks Jimmy, quetzal and rumrak for the kind words.

The bag of rice trick is this. I keep 2 bags of rice in my truck at all times. One is 2.5 pounds,, the other is 5 pounds. When I'm shooting hand held from my truck, with my 170-500mm lens, I put the smaller bag of rice on the window, rest my lens on the bag, then place the heavier bag of rice on top of the lens. It really helps to stabilize the lens, and reduce camera shake.

rumrak · 03-09-2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mjs1973

Thanks Jimmy, quetzal and rumrak for the kind words.

The bag of rice trick is this. I keep 2 bags of rice in my truck at all times. One is 2.5 pounds,, the other is 5 pounds. When I'm shooting hand held from my truck, with my 170-500mm lens, I put the smaller bag of rice on the window, rest my lens on the bag, then place the heavier bag of rice on top of the lens. It really helps to stabilize the lens, and reduce camera shake.

That is a neat idea, and will sure be helpful when I move to a DSLR, thanks for the tip

scott-devon · 03-09-2007, 08:36 AM

Great shot, what a super pose!

Darn..when I saw the title "Bald Beauty" I thought for a moment it would be a photo of me......
;)

Lava Lamp · 03-09-2007, 10:29 AM

I saw an eagle yesterday, too. He/she was circling in a group of turkey vultures and it took me a moment to notice. Here's my shot. Don't be embarrassed if mine makes yours look bad, okay? It's not a competition or anything...

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