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Wild and Free
Wild and Free
Sammie


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Challenge: Free Study X (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: Near Sanford, Colorado
Date: Jan 9, 2006
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2006

 Editing: Crop, levels, select sky, more levels on sky, noise removal from sky, lighten shadows on eagle, resize, unsharp mask, sharpen tool on eye, beak, head and foot, save for web.

For ages, I've been wanting to get a good picture of an eagle. This is the best one I've taken - it let me get really close to it and didn't fly away. Quite a few eagles spend the winter in the valley where I live.

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Views since voting: 1001
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 185
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z6II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 02/04/2006 12:29:12 PM
Wonderful balance in this picture. Well done.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/03/2006 03:28:46 PM
Nice and regal. Beautiful capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/02/2006 07:06:21 PM
Womderful. One of my favorites. Excellent job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 02/01/2006 06:37:58 PM
Great subject and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a6400
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
 02/01/2006 03:31:14 PM
Nice photo. I like the shape of the branch the eagle is sitting on, and the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/01/2006 08:23:34 AM
Very stark, maybe shift the framing a bit to the right ??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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