Bald Eagle Trout Fishing on Deschutes River
Uploaded: August 01, 2008
ISO 400, f8, 1/320 sec, Canon 400 mm DO IS lens plus 1.4X extender, handheld. On a recent raft trip on the Deschutes River in central OR, I witnessed this Bald Eagle circle over the river, and then drop down with the obvious intention of catching a fish. Normally, they fly with their legs tucked up against their bellies. As this bird got close to water level, he extended his legs and then dove for the water. He came away with a huge wild rainbow trout, which I also got an image of as he lifted off. Unfortunately the actual grab of the fish was behind a tree from my location.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.33, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 560.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
Linda Proctor August 01, 2008
Fantastic John ! Even without the fish! #971791Tommy E. Burgess August 01, 2008
Excellent action capture of this beautiful Eagle John! Wonderful clarity, and composition. #6259857Vladan D. Djordjevic August 01, 2008
Terrific image, John! #6259876John Tubbs August 01, 2008
Thanks so much Linda, Tommy and Vladan! I did get an image of the bird with the fish it captured, but it isn't entered in the contest. If you want to see the (very large) trout that the bird caught, it is the second image in my regular gallery on BetterPhoto. #6259910Usman M. Bajwa August 01, 2008
Great Shot, John! #6260017Clyde Smith August 01, 2008
Excellent capture John! Nice clarity.Clyde #6260086
Anne M. Young August 02, 2008
Perfect! #6260509Stephanie Frey August 02, 2008
Wonderful capture!(pun intended :P) #6260610Michelle Alton August 02, 2008
What a magnificent wildlife capture. If this doesn't make it to Winner, I'll be surprised and very disappointed! Good luck! #6260617Jack Gaskin August 02, 2008
Right place right time GREAT CATCH!!!Both you & the Eagle I checked your gallery for the sequence right away.
In Alaska you can bait them in with Salmon when fishing or they try and steal your catch. Check my Gallery as I just returned from a trip.
Happy Shooting
Jack #6260768
Liz blahh August 02, 2008
Nice capture! #6261872Linda A. Braddock September 23, 2008
Beautiful Capture John. These are such gorgeous birds, and I think very hard to get a sharp picture like this. Great work! Linda #6501744John Tubbs September 23, 2008
Thanks so very much to everyone who took the time to comment! #6502392Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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