The clarity of those eyes is simply amazing, Tony. That says a lot about the sharpness of the 300mm f/4 -- especially considering being paired with the MC-20.
Your images always impress, and I enjoy viewing them -- you have processing down to a fine science (not to mention your capture skill).
gmccroskery wrote:
The clarity of those eyes is simply amazing, Tony. That says a lot about the sharpness of the 300mm f/4 -- especially considering being paired with the MC-20.
Your images always impress, and I enjoy viewing them -- you have processing down to a fine science (not to mention your capture skill).
Greg
Thanks Greg. My images pale in comparison to Ronny's and Gary's.
When myself and another person noticed the dark coloration around this eagle's neck, we thought it was from getting its head in the mud when foraging for midshipman fish. However, no other eagles looked like this and it looked the same the next day.
I thought maybe it had been shot through the upper part of its beak, but that would not result in the dark feathers.
My guess is that its beak came in contact with a high-voltage line and the electrical charge blew off part of its beak and burned the feathers.
The eagle appeared to be very aggressive and adept at catching the midshipman fish.
Long distance, heat shimmer, and heavy crops prevented me from showing better detail.
OM-1MarkIIOM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens500mmf/5.61/3000s400 ISO0.0 EV
Was going for the Loch but wouldn't have been able to make it in time for sunrise and getting back to the car in time for work, so this was my consolation prize.
Female Mallards here usually have 8 to 12 ducklings. After their first month on the ponds they will be lucky if even one or two of them survive. The female tends to them on her own and has no real defence against predators. The best she can do is to try and distract any predator. Sadly as they grow older they scatter further away from their mother, making them even more vulnerable.
What predators? Mink, river otters, hawks, and owls mostly.
OM-1MarkIIOM 150-400mm F4.5 TC + MC-20 lens1000mmf/16.01/60s400 ISO0.0 EV
