alaska Eagle 2 - Best Viewed Large!

This is also one of my "top 5" favorite shots from Alaska (I'm using it as my wallpaper on my computer at work). My only frustration with this one is that I wish it weren't taken from a lower vantage point, but more at the eye level of the eagle.

Please see my first comment directly below. Any comments or ratings

appreciated.

Beautifull!

Very impressive!!

Well well done. Nicely detailed and pretty sharp on the eyes.

I like it this way. It is a little different and gives a three dimensional feel to the portrait. Very nice job.

I like your vantage point. You generally have to look up to see/photograph them anyhow. Doesn't look like it was shot looking down in a rehab this way. Very nice details, exposure, crop. I find it tough to get the details in the whites, but you did well.

Lou, certainly in the top five. Congratulations !!

Very well done, strong composition, -Jim

In my opinion, this is one of your best, if not the finest, photographs to date. Your POV actually reinforces the strength symbolic of this raptor. The background perfectly isolates the subject without distraction. Your composition has a dynamic intensity complimentary to this wonderful creature. The exposure is fine. The overall layout is very good. If it were mine, I would apply a touch more USM and tone down his crown a bit. It is a photograph transcendant above the average. Well done! Regards.

A great capture LAA ...your best!

I agree - one of your best! The bird is sharp and that gaze is penetrating, even though it's a side view. Nice work!

Lou Ann, I think the angle is just fine, and puts him in his place. I have a pair of these that regularly perch in a tree in my garden, but I can never get such a clear view of them. Will have to climb on the garage to compete with this. Last Christmas day the male landed with his dinner (looked like a goose) and feasted on it in full view. But it was drizzling and my lens wasn't powerful enough to get a decent shot... boohoo. C'est la vie.

To avoid being redundant Lou Ann I totally agree with Walter's comments...this IS YOUR BEST!

Have you married the gal who stole your image yet?

Very Well Done..Excellent Capture!!

Great point of view, perfect composition!

Thanks, ya'll!! I'm so glad this shot has gotten a warm reception! I am especially fond of it myself!!

 

Hanna ... please don't hurt yourself trying to compete with this! Your entire portfolio has any one of my images beat, hands down!! :-) LOL!!

 

Thomas and Walter ... what's this about matrimony and stolen images???

 

Thanks again all!!

I like the composition too.

wow, impressive detail and good composition...

Hat off to you, Lou Ann. I'm proud to be one of the first fans of you over here. Great photo in all respects. Your friend and admirer from Madrid

Walter and Thomas said it well....this is a good perspective; give yourself a pat on the back.

Great image Lou Ann!

excellent shot!!!!! wow, the more i look at it, the more i love it!

Well done Lou Ann