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Eagle Shots #12039
12/13/07 12:45 AM
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I managed to find these two eagles sharing a branch at dusk along the Delaware River, cludy day. Shots were at 300 plus yards, 1250 ISO Canon 1D Mark 3 tripod with Jobu mount f 5.6, 1/160". For sharper shots I believe I should have used the cable release but time was short. The one in flight needed a faster shutter speed.

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Re: Eagle Shots [Re: Guideboat] #12040
12/13/07 10:09 AM
12/13/07 10:09 AM
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Hey Don,

Welcome aboard. What a nice opportunity to see two eagles like this. They release them here in the City every couple of y ears (usually, sets of 4, I think). They get large enough and then move to New Jersey. :P

James

Re: Eagle Shots [Re: James Morrissey] #12041
12/13/07 10:56 AM
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These I think are probably part of the groups which winter in the upper Delaware north of Port Jervis from locations further to the north. The distance and low light conditions were the challenge. Here is the one in flight I refered to in the original post.

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Re: Eagle Shots [Re: Guideboat] #12042
12/13/07 06:46 PM
12/13/07 06:46 PM
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Nice shots , what lens were you useing
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Re: Eagle Shots [Re: Randall] #12043
12/13/07 10:35 PM
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I was using the Canon 500 mm f/4 L with a Canon 1.4x teleextender

Re: Eagle Shots [Re: Guideboat] #12044
12/14/07 03:25 AM
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When I go to Homer in February, I will be using an 18-70mm to photograph Eagles.


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Re: Eagle Shots [Re: DavidRamey] #12045
12/14/07 04:25 AM
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Quote:

When I go to Homer in February, I will be using an 18-70mm to photograph Eagles.




OK, we're jealous.

BTW: Just how many hours of sunlight will you have to shoot the eagles in February? And what will the temp be?

I'll be stuck in February in San Diego in shorts and a tee shirt shooting the birds that have migrated south from Alaska for the winter. LOL

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12/14/07 12:47 PM
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Homer is 75 miles south of where I live. I go there the last week of February. Last year I photographed the Eagles from 9am until about 6 pm. The temps last year were around 20 -30F with a cold wind blowing about 20 - 30mph. This next year we are going down the last week of February and photograph the Eagles, then going up to Willow to photograph the Iditarod Dog Sled Race the first weekend in March, then on up to Fairbanks to photograph the Northern Lights. Fairbanks will be shorter hours of daylight and probably 0-20F. We will be nocturnal in Fairbanks as we will be shooting after dark. If we have time, we may stop at Delta Junction to photograph the last wild herd of Bison in the USA. For the Bison shoot, I want it to be cold and the wind blowing snow for the photograph I want. I have a friend from Houston Texas that comes up every year to photograph the Eagles. He leaves Houston in shorts and T shirt and arrives in Anchorage looking like the Michelin Man. LOL


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Re: Eagle Shots [Re: DavidRamey] #12047
12/14/07 04:05 PM
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Homer is 75 miles south of where I live. I go there the last week of February. Last year I photographed the Eagles from 9am until about 6 pm. The temps last year were around 20 -30F with a cold wind blowing about 20 - 30mph. This next year we are going down the last week of February and photograph the Eagles, then going up to Willow to photograph the Iditarod Dog Sled Race the first weekend in March, then on up to Fairbanks to photograph the Northern Lights. Fairbanks will be shorter hours of daylight and probably 0-20F. We will be nocturnal in Fairbanks as we will be shooting after dark. If we have time, we may stop at Delta Junction to photograph the last wild herd of Bison in the USA. For the Bison shoot, I want it to be cold and the wind blowing snow for the photograph I want. I have a friend from Houston Texas that comes up every year to photograph the Eagles. He leaves Houston in shorts and T shirt and arrives in Anchorage looking like the Michelin Man. LOL




Dave,

You're killing me. One of my goals in life is to get up to the artic circle to see/shoot the aurora. While I don't think I'm tough enough to live in Alaska, I think I could tough it out for a two week winter visit one year. Maybe next year I'll give it a try.

Geo

Re: Eagle Shots [Re: glamson] #12048
12/14/07 04:26 PM
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I'd love to come up and shoot those eagles too that would be fun!

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