Natural Power Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is such an awesome bird.
Next shot in this series... The eagle was standing on a branch in its cage, just waiting to be photographed. I got my lens closets to the cage as possible and told my girlfriend to shout if this bird makes the slightest move towards us :).

Post-pro : cropped, sharpened, saturation/levels/contrast, framed.
(and in case you're wondering why I didn't include the eye in its entirety then the answer is simple. I had to crop out the bar to the left of the bird..nothing I could do here)

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cecile (4193) 2004-02-19 8:39

ben dis donc, c'est magnifique très beau cadrage, netteté et détails. seul petit point noir a mon avis, l'oeil de l'oiseau qui n'est pas entier

Rhiannon (1726) 2004-02-19 8:54

Amazing! Fantastic close-up of this magnificent bird.
Perfect composition, natural colours and sharpness.
Could fit into any exclusive book or magazine.
Very, very well done!

Keitht (1112) 2004-02-19 9:27

First class shot. Superb detail in the feathers and colours all look good.
If I was being ultra critical I would say more light in the eye would be nice. That doesn't stop this being one of the best wildlife close up shots I have seen in a long time.
Congratulations on a wonderful piece of work.

robbertjan (2906) 2004-02-19 10:02

Wow what a beautiful close up. I can almost count the hairs. Great capture! Good job.

cool_s15 (4044) 2004-02-19 10:12

Very beautiful shot! Nice sharp details and cropping. The DOF also great here... Very nice shot.

jhm (82297) 2004-02-19 12:41

Perfect composition Guy, natural colours and sharpness. Beautiful. Could fit into any exclusive book or magazine.
Very, very well done!

eelliott305 (776) 2004-02-19 12:50

Wonderful shot. You have caught an amazing amount of detail. Well done.

anadai (2490) 2004-02-19 13:27

Kol Hakavod. Well done.

faltz (1184) 2004-02-19 14:00

Vey nice colors, great close-up. The Ultra Zoom cameras of Olympus is great for pics like this.

cloverstar (0) 2004-02-19 14:03

I'm breathless. It's so good, I don't know what to say. I've only dreamed of taking a shot like this. First class.

PechePassion (483) 2004-02-19 14:03

genial !

Beaucoup de détail très précis sur cette photo , qui accompagnent de bonnes couleurs.

Le seul petit defaut , est le cadrage qui aurait du etre un peu plus sur la gauche afin de vir l'oeil en entier.

pascalbene (1730) 2004-02-19 14:54

WOW ! This "face" scratched the screen of my computer ! Very well done. The little drop is perfect. As all here.

Ebbe (9571) 2004-02-19 15:41

A fine portrait, he looks a bit sad and the drop makes me think he has a cold. I get a little feeling of oversharpening and I would have liked a bit more on the left.

allotfy (1525) 2004-02-19 18:22

Very strong close up , your colors is very clear especially the yellows and your framing is perfect, i can see sadness look in his eyes ,, well done

mogens-j (56) 2004-02-19 19:07

You did a great job here Guy though I would not have used as much sharpening but that is a personal matter. I like the picture because of the strong composition and the colours. Well done.

Eagle78 (1925) 2004-02-20 7:05

Amazing details and colors Guy! DOF is great too, centering all the atention on the bird. When i saw it was really amazed how you managed to get so close, then i realize...anyway, even in a cage this is a wonderful shot. Good work :)

amitai (867) 2004-02-21 15:13

very nice, I like this a lot, I think that slightly more head would have done it an even better picture. Great light metering, and great intimacy with the subject.

babri (422) 2006-06-06 12:55

Fantastic close-up, Guy!
Details of this beautiful creature are well visible.
I likes this shot softer and with brighter eye. Anyway, Well done! Right to my theme Birds of Prey.
Wishes,
Reza