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<\/p>\nDiffering crops of similar photos can have a major impact on the “feel” of the images.<\/p>\n
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1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n I photographed this sub-adult Bald Eagle this past April on the east\u00a0side of Utah’s Promontory Mountains.\u00a0As I came around a curve in the road the\u00a0bird was on a rocky, sloping outcrop directly in front of me. I don’t see Bald Eagles in the area often and those few I do see are usually skittish and unapproachable and I\u00a0fully expected this one to fly off immediately\u00a0but it surprised me by posing for some time.\u00a0A cloud was passing over so the\u00a0light was flat but with the mountains in the background instead of bright sky I think the image works.<\/p>\n When the eagle glanced over its shoulder it allowed me to crop the image so that the bird was looking into open space. In this composition we see relatively few rocks and mostly out-of-focus mountainside in the background so the image has a relatively clean look.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n But usually the eagle was facing forward so I had to crop to include many rocks and grasses. The lichen-covered boulders appeal to me partly because I rarely see Bald Eagles in this type of habitat.<\/p>\n The eagle was very patient with me but eventually I had to drive down the road which meant I’d get much closer to the eagle and likely flush it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n But I was amazed when the bird stuck. With bright sky behind the shaded eagle I don’t like the light in these final two images but I include them for their detail (I was quite close to the bird so this\u00a0photo is cropped very little – it’s 80% of the original image).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n At this close range\u00a0when the bird did eventually take off I was much too close to keep it all in frame.<\/p>\n I’m always slightly surprised to see Bald Eagles in this area but as evidenced by the bulging crop of this bird these migrating\u00a0eagles are getting plenty to eat. I suspect the attraction might be the multitude of road-killed rabbits in the vicinity.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Differing crops of similar photos can have a major impact on the “feel” of the images.<\/p>\n![\"bald-eagle-4810-ron-dudley\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bald-eagle-4810-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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