The Surveyor by the River

Another attempt at bird photography. Any advice is welcome. Thanks

for looking.

Eagles are supposed to have such great vision, but here you are spying on him with a 400-mm lens on a small-sensor camera, giving you the equivalent of 640-mm reach on full frame.  No wonder he looks a bit peeved.

Great picture.  The branch reaching directly toward the camera is distracting, but I guess you would've had to walk 100 yards to change that very much.  best, jamie

I like how you composed this,majestic subject,my best regards Linda.

A very nicely composed shot with beautiful lighting and details, Linda!

With best regards,

Ruud.

Linda,

  Beautiful capture with wonderful lighting, colors & details.  Thanks for sharing.  Take care, Patsy

very good nature shot..congrats

Excellent work !!!

As well as being a well captured and composed image, your editing style has really given this a unique feel. great work Linda

I  like the way you composed this shot. The use of a high ISO allowing a bit of noise works extremely well here IMHO. I also like the fact the Eagle is soft instead of sharp. It gives it a portrait appearance '

Congratulations

Pat

great composition-- the bird just sings against this background

and a fine deployment of branches. 

Linda,

A great image of the bird. And a most interesting snag for his perch. Thanks for posting.

A perfect pose, no twigs in the way and great bg..  lucky lady!

Very nice shot.

(no bean bag on the roof for this one?... smiles).

Great capture here. I just like it all..... the background, composition, the perfect eagle-eye, the soft lighting............ all good.

Well done......... a proud keeper

Regards

I like it very much. A great capture and I like the branch here. Not intrusive at all.

Cheers!

Yan

Good composition, great light.  I really like  this shot.

Linda, I think this is a great composition I really like how the branch leads you into the frame with the head of the eagle as the focal point, its a great image in my opinion.

I assume its a tight crop as there is some noise and softness in the image, but I think that this adds to the atmosphere of it.

Great work well done.

Rich.

Linda, I like it.

I think because it's different than most off these shot's.

It looks almost as a painting.

It is very clear with a good composition.

The right amount of color and the background is not too disturbing.

Great capture, Linda ... I like how you composed it. (6) Kind Regards

Nicely composed shot with beautiful lighting and details!!

Thank you everyone! I go away for a few days and come back to find so many nice comments. I appreciate hearing your thoughts. It makes me think my bird photos are improving.I hope so.

Jamie, I don't think he felt threatened by my lens, he was on the top of a tall pine and on the other side of a ravine and  railway tracks.  This guy seemed pretty calm. If he noticed me he would have been wondering if I had something tasty to steal. These eagles will swoop down and steal fish from fishermen. Thanks for commenting.

Radu, nice to hear from you.

Ruud, thank you!

Patsy, I am happy to hear you like it.

Mehmet, thanks for commenting.

Janusz, you are very kind. 

Art X, thank's so much for viewing and commenting.'\

Patrick, I admire crisp, clean, well focused shots of birds, but sometimes a little softness also works well. I am glad you think it did here.

Best wishes,

Linda

Thank you all for your wonderful comments!

R, I appreciate your comment. I am lucky to live where I do and have the opportunity to watch these birds every day. There are quite a few tall Ponderosa Pine along the river and when the salmon are running the eagles are out in force. They look stunning against the background mountains. I don't think I do them justice, but I am glad you like this shot.

Dan, thank you. The dead branches are Ponderosa Pine killed by Pine Beetles. It is so sad that they were destroyed but they do make a good perch for the Raptors. 

Steve, not too many twigs left on this poor old Pine Tree. I do feel lucky to be able to see these amazing creatures almost every day.

Grayham, yes, actually I did use a bean bag. Thanks for commenting, it is nice to hear from you.

Yannik, thanks so much. I like the branches there too. In my mind they just go together.

Les, ha, ha, ha! Do you get a lot of bawl iggles in Philadelphia. These birds do have a very serious stare. Thanks so much.

Best wishes,

Linda

Paul, thank you.

Craig, thanks! I am glad you like it.

Richard, there was just more of the hill and tree in the background. I thought this seemed like a good place to crop. There are so many of these dead pine trees here. Years after being attacked by Pine Beetles many of them are falling down. I think they do look interesting and the eagles and other raptors like to use them for perching and surveying.

Wim, thank you.I enjoyed reading your comment.

Ricardo, thanks so much. I appreciate your encouragement.

Maurizio, nice to hear from you. Thanks!

Monte, thank you. I always appreciate hearing  your thoughts on my attempts at bird photography.

Best wishes everyone,

Linda