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Scavenging to Survive
Scavenging to Survive
jbsmithana


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Squamish River, B.C., Canada
Date: Jan 17, 2007
Aperture: F4.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2007

 This was a very dark and dreary day. I drove up to Squamish, BC and wandered the rivers and back channels specifically to shot eagles but had a heck of a time with light. Ended up using a little fill flash with a flash extender and power set to 1/4 to get this shot. At that I was shooting at 1/125 at what amounted to over 500mm (200mm x 1.7 TC x 1.5 crop factor). Found this dirty (probably 4th or 5th year) eagle eating a salmon carcass he had dragged up on the rocks along the river. Not the greatest shot but considering the light I'll take it. A younger eagle came along and chased this one off this carcass but the pictures of the action just did not come out sharp due to low shutter speeds and long zoom.

Used Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR with Nikon 1.7x TC

Converted and processed from RAW using Capture NX
Cleaned in Noise Ninja
Resized and sharpened in PSE4

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 218
Avg (all users): 6.3878
Avg (commenters): 6.8462
Avg (participants): 6.1845
Avg (non-participants): 6.5352
Views since voting: 1067
Views during voting: 413
Votes: 245
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/29/2007 03:32:18 PM
Excellent capture! Thanks for posting your in depth Photographer's comments.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2007 01:20:12 PM
I like how the focus is on the entire pic.
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 01/28/2007 05:43:13 AM
NICE...9
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 01/27/2007 01:38:21 PM
Awesome capture!
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 01/27/2007 12:27:27 PM
very well done, good focus, good angle, no distracting background. very interesting shot. i really like it.
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 01/25/2007 04:45:04 PM
okimage. crop not so great. needed more light
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 01/23/2007 07:27:14 PM
Somehow it doesn't look like he wants to share.
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 01/23/2007 01:54:57 AM
WOW! What an awesome shot. Beautiful creatures aren't they? Excellent sharpness and exposure. Good luck with the challenge!!!
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 01/22/2007 11:42:29 PM
Good capture...
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 01/22/2007 10:54:52 PM
i think a tighter crop on the head work better here. good try
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 01/22/2007 12:43:11 PM
I like the moment and look captured here but wonder if the composition would be stronger cropping vertically at about the back edge of the right (left as viewed) leg since the tail feathers are already out of frame, making the current composition look hacked off. Tightening the crop would also bring more attention to the scene (scavenging).
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 01/22/2007 12:01:48 PM
Very nice capture. Was this taken in Alaska? The detail in this one is great. Nice Work and good luck.
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 01/22/2007 08:06:15 AM
Awesome capture! 8
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 01/22/2007 06:37:10 AM
Excellent capture and lighting. Good job!!
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 01/22/2007 02:46:02 AM
Scavenger by nature too.
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 01/22/2007 12:28:37 AM
awesome shot. 8
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 01/21/2007 07:30:44 PM
nice capture. love the sharp details - only wish the tail feathers were not cropped off
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