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Dinner Secured
Dinner Secured
jbsmithana


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Birds (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
Location: Heart Lake, Anacortes, WA
Date: Jun 6, 2005
Aperture: F5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 11, 2005

 This is not the best bird shot I have ever taken but it was definitely the most fun. Got it on the first day while out fishing and was never able to get another shot of action that I could use. Three eagles were taking fish as we tried to reel them in so I threw this one part of my catch and then grabbed the camera while in a rubber raft, pretty tricky! This is the only shot that was in decent focus. Tried multiple times but these buggers were so fast and close. I plan on going out again and getting a better shot when the weather permits. Win or lose it does not matter, this was a gas.

RAW Conversion using RSE set at auto exposure, minor adjustments to white balance, noise reduction at 20, saved at highest quality jpg. MS Image Pro used to do significant crop (shot at 28mm so image of eagle was small), adjust levels and curves, minor second noise reduction, resize and save.

Original date/time: 2005:06:06 13:27:43
Exposure time: 1/1600
Shutter speed: 1/1599.05
F-stop: 5.0
ISO speed: 400
Focal length: 28.0000
Focal length (35mm): 42
Flash: Not fired
Exposure mode: Auto
White balance: Auto
Exposure bias: -0.3333
Metering mode: Pattern
Exposure program: Aperture priority
Camera model: NIKON D70

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 289
Avg (all users): 6.8957
Avg (commenters): 7.6923
Avg (participants): 6.7333
Avg (non-participants): 7.1327
Views since voting: 3469
Views during voting: 457
Votes: 278
Comments: 50
Favorites: 10 (view)

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 09/01/2006 07:55:50 PM
One of my favs,I have tried to get similar pics but have failed,good job.
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 05/01/2006 04:09:43 PM
Fantastic catch!!! He did good too...tehehehe
Keep up the great work.
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 01/19/2006 10:15:13 AM
Very nice shot
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 11/07/2005 05:34:10 PM
How cool....
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 06/21/2005 06:17:37 AM
JB, what a great shot. And reading the story, it sounds like you had a ball getting it. This was a pretty hot challenge, with many many very good photos and a lot of high scores. Makes your top 20 finish all the sweeter! Congratulations!
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 06/19/2005 08:29:16 PM
Congratulations on your top twenty finish. This is an image that invites a second and third look. Great.
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 06/19/2005 08:15:07 PM
Wow! 43 comments, 4 favorites and my highest score ever (by a whooping .034)! Thanks to all for the comments and the votes. I think most of the questions you asked are explained above. As you can see I did not have a lot of choice on composition and the like but feel lucky to have gotten this.

Message edited by author 2005-06-20 00:25:40.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/19/2005 05:00:12 PM
really cool action shot. Good job! Seems a little oversharpened - might just be me. 8 - good luck in the challenge!
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 06/19/2005 04:40:52 PM
Amazing capture and one of my top scorers.
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 06/19/2005 04:26:00 PM
Wow, nice shot
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 06/19/2005 03:06:12 PM
What a capture - deserving of high score. Good comp too and a majestic subject.
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 06/19/2005 12:04:25 PM
Excellent capture of a moving target.
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 06/19/2005 11:17:14 AM
This is a shot I would kill for ;-) good work
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 06/18/2005 05:53:42 PM
Nothing like a good dinner capture.
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 06/18/2005 08:40:28 AM
I think this would have benefited from more deapth of field, but nice capture.
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 06/18/2005 12:15:25 AM
excellent capture - a ribbon winner for sure
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 06/17/2005 08:54:53 AM
Great action shot of the eagle Nicely done.
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 06/16/2005 04:06:23 PM
Fantastic shot!
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 06/15/2005 09:57:29 PM
Great catch! Unfortunatly noisy, like high ISO or quality scaled down too much?
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 06/15/2005 05:39:52 PM
Nice catch! Looks a bit grainy in the wings - here's where the 1000mm lens would have been helpful.
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 06/15/2005 05:26:21 PM
Perfect timing!
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 06/15/2005 03:56:31 PM
great shot
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 06/15/2005 12:33:18 PM
Fantastic action capture.
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 06/15/2005 06:42:47 AM
Awww....if the head was just a touch more focused this would be tops...still a great capture
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 06/15/2005 05:17:55 AM
Very good timing. The colors are a little too bland, though.
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 06/15/2005 04:40:59 AM
amazing frame
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 06/14/2005 09:51:45 PM
very interesting. unfortunately, made me think of staged performance instead of wilderness action. Maybe because the eagle looks so beautiful against a rather drab scenery. like the way the fish appears to still be fighting. wish a longer lense was used to blur out the background. wish the colors and focus were a bit stronger. overall nice comp and capture.
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 06/14/2005 06:56:10 PM
Fantastic, I wish i could you an 11.
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 06/14/2005 01:20:01 PM
Nice catch!(no pun intented)
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 06/14/2005 09:03:14 AM
brilliant photo! 10 from me!
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 06/14/2005 07:50:36 AM
Wow this is an absolutely extraordinary capture, how long did you have to sit and wait to get this one? Job well done! I am always so envious of shots like this, one to be proud of for sure. Good luck! 10
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 06/14/2005 06:54:25 AM
Great stop action! I love the placement and angle. For prints, I suggest cloning out some of the white spots in the trees. Great job! 10
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 06/14/2005 06:35:04 AM
fantastic capture. with a slightly shallower DoF the attention would be fully focussed on the bird and the moment you have caught so well. Have to mark down slightly as an image because the background is distracting.
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 06/14/2005 05:29:43 AM
Nice catch (in more ways than one)! Could have used more contrast, a bit unlucky that the shoreline goes through the bird.
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 06/14/2005 05:27:05 AM
Superb action shot, but colours are weak. Could have benefited from a little more brightness and contrast.
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 06/13/2005 10:21:59 PM
Ohhhh, man. This would have won the contest minus the graininess. I'd give it a ten if i were voting.
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 06/13/2005 07:21:45 PM
This is one fantastic capture..my only complaint is that I wish he were a little closer to the camera...7
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 06/13/2005 04:40:20 PM
Okay, so the shot is not the sharpest but I have to give you points for getting this capture. 6 Good luck!
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 06/13/2005 01:08:12 PM
This is beyond AWESOME! An EAGLE!!! Carrying a big fish! Wow! Congratulations on such an amazing capture!!!
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 06/13/2005 11:04:57 AM
my kind of photograghy...well captured
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 06/13/2005 09:39:29 AM
well captured
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 06/13/2005 09:16:28 AM
Great shot. Unbelievable capture; it shows the immense wingspan of the bird and strength to fly with cargo. Maybe a little too much noise? Try and post-edit more true color into the white on the head and green in the trees.
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 06/13/2005 05:07:16 AM
Nice. What a lucky shot!
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 06/13/2005 03:20:59 AM
nice action shot.
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 06/13/2005 02:39:06 AM
Yoink! Excellent capture there.
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 06/13/2005 01:45:05 AM
this is such an incredible shot and it should ribbon 10
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 06/13/2005 12:47:35 AM
What a moment to capture - well done. It is a bit noisy but with a fast shutter speed and not enough light, what can you do?
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 06/12/2005 10:20:48 PM
Awesome capture ... well done and good luck
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 06/12/2005 09:07:30 PM
WOW what timing!
great job! 8
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 06/12/2005 08:57:51 PM
What an amazing image!! The action of this shot is superb...a truly great capture. I wish that the detail was a little more clear, there seems to be a lot of noise in the photo. Colors look wonderful!
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