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Originally Posted by M_Six
Even at 50%, it means you were fairly close to the eagle. I've taken shots of eagles where I thought I was close, but then in PP they take up way less of the frame than it seemed while shooting.  |
Yes, I was very close. At the NWR I was at, (Tulelake), these old telephone polls line the road along the lake, and I think they left them up on purpose as they provide perfect perches for the eagles to scope out the lake. The auto tour goes right under all these poles so you can get VERY close. We watched (slightly horrified) as a sub-adult but full sized bird swooped low over the lake and plucked a duck out of the water right in front of us. He only had the neck in its talons though and it couldn't keep its grip and dropped it back into the water. The fight was then on as about 4 other eagles swooped in trying for the prize. Noble bird my butt
This guy is on one of the described perches and I shot this with my Fuji right out the jeep window.
Eagle Portrait by
lennycarl08, on Flickrt