Wonderful shot of the eagle. Good DOF. But why the big open area on the right? If there was something more than blurred background it would be ok. Crop down to show just the bird. P.S. I like the title. 9
Great pose and well framed with good DOF. The eagle itself is a little soft focused for me but this is a very fine image. In photoshop - Amount: 100 Threshhold: .3 and Radius 0 would work very well to improve the focus using Unsharp Mask. I tried that to see what it would look like. I thought it improved the image and this is a really good one to start with. :) Some color adjustment with brightness and contrast gives it a little more impact, but you have to be careful not to overdo it and overexpose the area above the right eye. This could be made into a fine print.
Sorry, I don't see how it meets the challenge. The caption might provide context that you happened to be somewhere and you got this shot, but if that's the challenge criterion, couldn't ANY picture meet the challenge?
Is this taken in the wild, or in a zoo?
Great shot regardless, I love how much the eagle stands out. Not quite sure how it fits into serendipity though.