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Is Bald Eagle Season Over?

9 comments:
 

I took a trip down to Lock and Dam 14 hoping the eagles were still around but with none roosting in the trees I decided to focus my attention on the gulls.


There were eagles around, just none close enough for good photos.


9 comments:

Beautiful Day said...

The wings are impressive but this is the first time I've really noticed the pretty tail feathers!

Olga said...

These pictures are amazing! I haven't been able to get a good picture of gulls flying. Which lens and setting did you use?

Mark L. Fendrick said...

Great shots! (I have some bird in flight shots coming up btw)

Unknown said...

Yeah, sometimes they have them tucked up where they aren't as visible, much better when they are open like these.

Unknown said...

Olga, I have the Canon 400mm/5.6 lens but some of these gulls were so close a 200mm would be good enough.
I almost always shoot gulls in manual mode because all of the white will fool the cameras meter and make them too dark. The easiest way is to take a few shots with the cameras meter and use that as your starting point then open up your exposure one or two stops. In this case I was shooting at ISO 400, 1/2500th at f5.6

Unknown said...

Can't wait to see them Mark

Olga said...

Mat, thank you for the info...I will have to try that...We see lots of gulls in the summer...I hope by then I will be shooting more in manual mode:)

Unknown said...

Nice shots, there is a group from Chicago going to #14 this Saturday. Sure hope there are a few eagles to shoot.

Terri Mappin (Terri Mappin Photography) said...

Very sweet shots! Love that you captured the baldie with his dinner!

 
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