1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nIn the next shot in the burst the fish is completely out of the water but I think the wing position of the eagle is a little less dramatic and this shot isn’t quite as sharp as the previous one.<\/p>\n
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As much as I like that first\u00a0photo I always have very\u00a0mixed feelings when I see it. I’ve mentioned the\u00a0following incident before but this time I’m including many more details – skip it if it’s old news to you or you don’t have the interest.<\/p>\n
About a\u00a0year after I took these photos a Systems Administrator for the AV8B Harrier program\u00a0at China Lake\u00a0Naval Air Weapons Station in California requested to use several of my images for use in computer systems for training Marine Harrier pilots. He requested to use 7 Northern Harrier and Bald Eagle images and the first shot above was one of\u00a0them. Typically I only donate images for public education or conservation purposes (for other types of image requests I require a licensing fee) but since this request was from\u00a0the military I made an exception and donated the images. My only condition was that he\u00a0send me copies of the final graphics he worked up for use in the program (I often make similar requests to have a memento and to have a record of how my images are used).\u00a0He enthusiastically\u00a0agreed to that condition so I sent him the photos.<\/p>\n
After sending them I waited six weeks for him to send me the final graphics that included my images.\u00a0When I\u00a0heard nothing back in that time\u00a0I emailed\u00a0him on November 16, 2012\u00a0and reminded him of our agreement.\u00a0His response was \u201cThings are still in the works.\u00a0But I have not forgotten about you. I\u2019ll get things out to you when it\u2019s complete.\u201d\u00a0Given the situation that seemed reasonable to me so I sat back and waited. And waited.\u00a0I decided to not contact him again and see if he eventually\u00a0lived up to his end of the bargain because I got the very\u00a0distinct impression that he wasn’t happy about being “reminded”.<\/p>\n
Well,\u00a0it’s now\u00a0been about 5 1\/2 years and I still haven’t received the graphics or heard a peep out of him.<\/p>\n
So much for keeping your word…<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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