What my recent trip to Alaska lacked in eagles in action was more than made up for by cooperative eagles in beautiful light. I photographed hundreds of images of eagles waiting for a decisive moment to unleash a glaring stare or unrestrained call. Most of my best new images involve direct eye contact. I mostly deleted my images where the eagles were simply too complacent. This image resonated with me because the eagle's stand-up attention made it appear noble and proud. However, this common anthropomorphization does not necessarily agree with their lazy and opportunistic nature. I created this image with my Canon 7D and 500mm f4 IS lens using minimal digital processing. For this photo, I precisely positioned my camera so as to render the distant snow-capped mountain, forest, and bushes as pleasing bokeh. I always advise photographers that, when using a long telephoto lens, what is behind the subject is just as important as the subject.
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Dear Mr. Cornforth: I believe the image is not posted with the text. I don’t see it at all. Bill C.
Jon, I hope you don’t mind, but I took the liberty of uploading the image from your site for you. It was throwing a blank both here and on the OP homepage. If that’s not the image (or size) you intended to upload, please feel free to replace it at your convenience. Thanks! Patti
Thanks. The OP/WP blog removes my images every once in awhile after I upload them. It was there when I first posted it yesterday. Sorry for the inconvenience.