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p.1 #1 · Bald Eagles +, mostly from Haines, AK (23)
Hi gang. Haven't posted in a while. Life has been a roller coaster for me this year, much more so and to far greater extremes that ever before. I did get a chance to getaway for 5 days to Haines, Alaska, the week before Thanksgiving to photograph Bald Eagles on the Chilkat River. Unlike the other poster who posted photos from Haines, we had horrible sunny conditions. I would have loved to get some snow and would REALLY have loved some overcast. BE's are not the easiest birds to expose properly in direct sunlight! So a number of these made good use of my mad PS skillz
In any event, all critiques, good & bad (and yes - some wings are clipped) are welcome. EXIF is intact as always. If the "watermark" is printed in white, it came straight out of Lightroom. Otherwise, it went through PS as well. All images are sized to fit HD resolution (1920x1080)
Enjoy!
1. Eldred Rock Lighthouse from the Lynn Canal on the ferry to Haines
6. Did I mention the scenery there was beautiful? Since you are up every day well before sunrise, you get to enjoy the Alpenglow at first sunlight on the mountains. The 500mm made it so I didn't have to climb for this shot .
10 -13. This is a sequence of a Juvenile Bald Eagle flying in to snag a salmon near the shore. The eagles don't really fish this time of year. They just wait for the exhausted, post-spawn salmon to get close to shore, and then simply drag them onto the bank.
14. I thought about using PS to increase the distance between the eagle and the moon for a better composition, but decided against it. This is what I shot.
15-18. Another series. This time of a Juvi attacking an adult. The surprise is who won this battle. I was probably too close for some of this, and some wings got clipped - often just a tiny bit. So rather than cheat and edit in something from another frame as a friend suggested, I decided to go with it instead and ended up cropping those in even closer. Some may object, but I think they turned out OK.
20. I almost really like this photo. The problem for me is that the Juvi's eye is so very hard to see - even after some judicious post work. So I had some fun with this image and Topaz Glow in the next one posted.
23. When we got back to Juneau, we took some time to go visit the Mendenhall Glacier. Alas, it was snowing pretty heavily. But it started to die out as we were leaving, and this beautiful eagle landed right near the parking lot. I couldn't resist the pretty perch.
p.1 #3 · Bald Eagles +, mostly from Haines, AK (23)
Hi Ed...
All of these are truly special. I particularly like #18. It makes me think of the opening of the old ABC Wide World of Sports show, in that it illustrates the "thrill of victory...the agony of defeat."
Beautiful captures, great processing and an exceptionally talented eye behind the camera.
p.1 #6 · Bald Eagles +, mostly from Haines, AK (23)
Great stuff.
Yes, Haines is a bit of a mess in full sun....you really only get a couple hours in the morning till the light angle gets terrible.
But I love your wider images showing the magnificent mountains in Haines. Also after many years shooting there I've never seen an ermine....cool looking critter.
p.1 #10 · Bald Eagles +, mostly from Haines, AK (23)
kdacharya wrote:
these are insanely amazing pictures, Please share more. people will learn so much from these
The light is to die for. thanks for sharing, Ed.
Thanks for the kind words, KD. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
= Ed =
Dec 19, 2016 at 11:15 PM
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p.1 #11 · Bald Eagles +, mostly from Haines, AK (23)
Tom In Arizona wrote:
Hi Ed...
All of these are truly special. I particularly like #18. It makes me think of the opening of the old ABC Wide World of Sports show, in that it illustrates the "thrill of victory...the agony of defeat."
Beautiful captures, great processing and an exceptionally talented eye behind the camera.
p.1 #13 · Bald Eagles +, mostly from Haines, AK (23)
arbitrage wrote:
Great stuff.
Yes, Haines is a bit of a mess in full sun....you really only get a couple hours in the morning till the light angle gets terrible.
But I love your wider images showing the magnificent mountains in Haines. Also after many years shooting there I've never seen an ermine....cool looking critter.
TFS
Geoff
Thanks Geoff. Yeah, you also get a couple of hours in the late evening, but the direct sun can make getting decent exposures... challenging This board sometimes gets carried away with closeups, and I must admit that I like them myself. But variety is good as well.
