{"id":42405,"date":"2016-09-28T05:26:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T11:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=42405"},"modified":"2016-09-28T06:44:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T12:44:58","slug":"golden-eagle-in-flight-with-blooming-rabbitbrush-in-the-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/28\/golden-eagle-in-flight-with-blooming-rabbitbrush-in-the-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Eagle In Flight With Blooming Rabbitbrush In The Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

I still don’t have my ideal Golden Eagle flight photo but I’m getting significantly\u00a0closer.<\/p>\n

Readers\u00a0might remember that the Golden Eagle may be my primary nemesis species. I’ve had quite a few opportunities with them but something always seems to\u00a0go wrong,\u00a0preventing me from getting that spectacular image I’ve visualized for so long. But three days ago I was able to get a shot that encouraged me and came\u00a0fairly close to my ideal.<\/p>\n

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\"golden-eagle-5979-ron-dudley\"1\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There were\u00a0three Golden Eagles hanging out together at the base of the Promontory Mountains but at first they were on the wrong side of my pickup so I had to quickly\u00a0turn around for them (“creative” driving is one of the hallmarks of my photography…). One bird was perched on a rock fairly close to the road but that one took off a split-second before I got my pickup stopped and my lens trained on it. But then this eagle took off from atop the mountain in front of me and came my direction. It flew between me and the hill but the background was so close to the bird that few of those shots were tack sharp. This one was an exception.<\/p>\n

This eagle is in full flight (instead of having recently taken off) and moving fast at a slightly downward angle. For me the flight posture strongly (and accurately) suggests high-speed flight. The head and body are sharp, there’s good light on the face and eye\u00a0and that namesake golden nape stands out beautifully. And though it may not appeal to everyone I really like the blooming rabbitbrush in the background. For my taste the eagle is a little too centered in the frame but I had no more room\u00a0on the left.<\/p>\n

I was so encouraged\u00a0to find three eagles together I went back to the area the next morning (it’s a 90 minute drive for me\u00a0to get there and I have to get up early<\/em> to be there at dawn) but I found neither hide nor\u00a0feather of them.<\/p>\n

That’s bird photography for you…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I still don’t have my ideal Golden Eagle flight photo but I’m getting significantly closer.<\/p>\n

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