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willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
i have already posted this guy before but what I wanted here was his stare. To me he is so foicussed that He looks like he's seeing into the future.

Black Eagle ( Witkruisarend ) Aquila verreauxii

Size aprox 84cm
Trademark is the V-mark on its back and its feathered lower legs.
Young are almost brown in colour
Martial, Crowned and Black eagles are the most powerful eagles.
Fly normally very low and make their nests high in mountains and against steep cliffs.
They hunt over mountains and rocky gorges

Camera - Sony DSr-PDX10P
No Flash
Tripod No ( Handheld )
F/Length 43mm
F Number F/3.4
Exposure Time 1/120sec
original Photo Size 1152 x 864

Post Processing: None - Resized for Web.

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willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
sharpen & colour enhance
Edited by:milloup Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 41 N: 618] (1706)

Selected the bird only with the selection tool (smart edge). Increased brightness, contrast and saturation by 10 each and ran USM.