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Golden Eagle 2


Golden Eagle 2
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Copyright: Dean Staples (Dando) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm APO DG MACRO, Hoya Super HMC Pro-1 UV 58mm
Exposure: f/16, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-01 2:13
Viewed: 16830
Favorites: 5 [view]
Points: 90
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This shot is my personal favourite of all the shots I took at Hagley Falconry Centre, it reminds me of a Gargoyle. There is a bit of harsh light on the beak area but I am not too bothered about that. Information on the Golden Eagle can be found on my previous post here. So rather than tell you the same information again here is a bit about The Falconry Centre in Hagley. Thanks for looking.

The Visitor Centre at Hagley in the West Midlands has been established since 1983. They currently house and display several species of birds of prey native to regions throughout the world. It makes great family entertainment. They also have a small selection of falconers equipment for sale. They have been offering Falconry displays for the past 15 years but by far the most popular choice are their Falconry Experiences where visitors get to handle the birds. Conservation is an important part of their work, and they have a small rehabilitation unit on site enabling them to take in the many sick and injured wild birds of prey brought into the centre. Many of the birds are successfuly cared for and released back into the wild.

Taken at F16 1/250 ISO 400

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hi
this eagel is very nice shot
good colors,detail and composition!!!
TFS David

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-09-01 2:51]

Hello Dean,
Wonderful shot.Moment you caught is great.Clear details,colors,framing,BG,contrast and composition are excellent.Enjoy your new lens and camera:)
TFS...:-)

what a beautiful shot of the majestic golden eagle, dean! :-)
perfect timing on the terrific pose, wonderful colors and
amazing details especially on the feather-structure.
superb job & take care, thorsten.

you have caught some amazing colours in those feathers that I was once priviliged to see close up in the wild.

great DOF, POV, composition etc.

TFS
Emma

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2042 W: 6 N: 2025] (13277)
  • [2006-09-01 3:25]

Hola Dean,
Hermoso disparo, buenos de talles color y nitidez y presentación excelente... saludos

Eaglefection!

THE CRITIQUE SCALE
Composition & POV : 10
Sharpness & DOF : 10
Light & color: 10
Creativity & Originality: 10

Hello Dean, nice portrait!
Everything is perfect!

Andrea

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 881 W: 23 N: 927] (4997)
  • [2006-09-01 4:20]

Hi Dean, very great portrait of this angry Eagle!! Perfect timing and splendid sharpness too. Well done, Didier.

Hi Dean,
Greatly capturing this golden eagle.
Sharp and neat image. Great details.
Very nicely composed picture.
Nice close-up shot. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend.

Ben Lakitan

Hi Dean,
This is a great pose from your model, did you show him food..?
Superb details, great colours... the lighting is wonderful!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Dean,
What a powerfull image. Who cares about the light, when you capture such a pose. The details in the feathers are beautiful and the OOF BG gives great contrast with the eagle. This is really stunning.
TFS,
Niek

Great shot, just perfect.
TFS,

Siarhei

Bellissima!!

Grazie.
franco

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2006-09-01 7:16]

Wooooooow ! What a master piece ! This shot is amazing. The expression of the bird is impressive. Exposure, sharpness and DOF are excellent. Great contrast of feathers against the dark background.
Congratulations Dean and thanks for sharing this beauty.

Hello Dean, excllent work, great details, perfect colors, bg, pov dof excellnt POV and fram,nicly composed and capture TFS kYle

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7745)
  • [2006-09-01 7:35]

Hi Dean
Great shot again on this eagel series. He looks angry. Great colours, sharpnes, details, light, DOF and POV.
Well done Dean

osse

Hi Dean,
Great shot!
At a decisive moment.
DOF and POV are very good too.
TFS
Annick

Hi Dean,
AWESOME!
Great light, great pose, great composition, great colors and detail. I'd say is is great!
Scott

Hi Dean,
This is an impressive portrait! Details and colours are very good! I love his expression; you had a great timing by catching with his open beak. This is very well done with interesting notes. TFS,
Claudine

Hi Dean,
You truly are the Eagle-Master! Another fantastic shot, the contrast between the eagle feather detail and the dark background is wonderful.

All in all, a brilliant shot!
TFS, Doug

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-09-01 9:09]

Otro estupendo primer plano con todo la nitidez y detalles del plumaje con un trasfondo y encuadre perfectos.
Con admiración... Ricardo

Another marvelous close up with all the sharpness and details of the plumage with a perfect background and framing.
With admiration... Ricardo

Hello Dean,
Wonderful portrait of this Golden Eagle. Composition, pov, and dof are great. Sharp and crisp clear picture. A perfect picture.
JC

I see that you have been saving the best til last. This is outstanding work. Not only have you captured an excellent expression, the sharpness and details on the feathers is perfect. Love too the colours. I'm really impressed with this one. Excellent work.
Best wishes
Mark

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2006-09-01 11:50]

Hi Dean,
Beautiful golden feathers. Great details and sharpness. Excellent compostion against the dark background. The light may be strong for the beak, but produces a beautiful shadows in the feathers.
TFS, José M.

hi dean
hooo pas commode celui-la,mieux vaut rester a distance.portrait excellent.
laurent

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 926] (7973)
  • [2006-09-01 13:17]

Hi Dean,

Wonderful capture! The sharpness, details and colors are great.
TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2006-09-01 13:24]

wauw I love it Dean,
a fantastic capture, the details are super, Yes this is realy good you did here, my compliments for it,
gr. jaap

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  • tjasa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 84] (645)
  • [2006-09-01 15:06]

Hy Dean!
This photo looks like a tempera drawing to me :)
Anyway, excellent catch in a right moment! The tongue is a great detail!
Well done and TFS!
Tjaša

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2006-09-01 15:31]

bonjour Dean,
Mais qu'avez vous donné à manger à cet aigle :)
Il ne doit pas être facile de s'approcher, pourtant votre cadrage est un vrai portrait, les détails des plumes sont si précis qu'on dirai des vraies.

tfs

HI Dean,
wow, that's phantastic - what a moment.
You had phantastic light to use f16!!!
Excellent shot, thanks, I love it
Sabine - wishnugaruda

I have seen many a golden eagle in the wild but never so up close and personal. This is an amazing capture and composition. The dark BG sets the subject off nicely. Thanks for sharing it.

Evelynn : )

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3072 W: 232 N: 5866] (19726)
  • [2006-09-02 0:54]

Great moment captured, Dean.
Very intense indeed.
I love that "screaming" look.
A beautiful portrait of this incredible bird of prey.
TFS. : )

Ipressive photo, Dean!Great shot
Best regards
JJ

Very cool pose captured Dean, a unique shot..
Everything looks great!
Very well done.

Hello Dean
Spectacular pose of this Golden Eagle. He is a beautiful specimen. I do like how the sun shines on his feathers and the colours that show up. A really nice shot.
Janice

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-09-03 8:31]

Hello Dean,
this looks excellent, the pose of this golden eagle is absolutly fabulous. Great POV and excellent cropping. Sharpness details and colors are superp. What a great portrait, and the framing is wonderful.
TFS..Sky

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1097 W: 168 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-09-05 7:10]

Hi Dean,
Wow, this is superb. What a pose from this beautiful bird. Fantastic colours and excellent detail. That pose though, amazing. The composition is perfect for the pose, it creates really nice lines with the arch of the back. It really is a beautiful shot, I'll put this one into my favourites. Great work my friend
Adrian

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  • eleana Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 203 W: 82 N: 70] (2125)
  • [2006-09-05 16:42]

Hi Dean,
here is wonderful details and contrast between warm brownish colours and black BG. And of course I like this dynamical and expressive pose. Well done photo as always :)
Best wishes from Ukraine,
Elena

Bonsoir Dean
J'aime beaucoup cette image de cet aigle doré ,très bel arrière-plan et haute définition sur le plumage de l'aigle, bon contrôle de l'ouverture, tout à fait remarquable !
Amitiés,
Bravo et merci...JP

Simply perfect!
Great timing and composition.
Very well done.
Thanks for sharing.
My best regards,

Filipe

Hi Dean,
Maravilloso retrato, me gusta mucho el marco que le has agregado, pero mejor está el águila con su actitud agresiva, o al menos eso me parece. Muy buenos los detalles y el colorido.
Un muy buen trabajo, amigo!
Saludos
Hernán

it seems a dragon

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1213 W: 68 N: 2512] (8287)
  • [2007-10-12 11:34]

Hello Dean,
Today I see your photos for the first time and I'm impressed. Specially this-one. I like birds of prey very much and this is for me one of the best photos of a bird of prey I've ever seen. Just perfect.
Regards,
Peter

Excelent sharp detail. Wonderful color. Great DOF. I love taking pictures of eagles. This one is one of the best I have seen. Maybe I should got to a Falconry center.

Nice Job!
Bphoward

Hi Dean,
Simply AMAZING (details, plumage pose, expression, colours, BG.......) Now one of my favorite!
Thanks,

Claude

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  • agulec (122)
  • [2008-06-24 8:19]

One of the most gorgeous shots I've seen - WOW!!!! Beautiful and perfect pic of the eagle. Great colors and the moment just right...

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