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<\/p>\nAbout the only thing these images have in common is the species of the subject.<\/p>\n
Both shots are from my almost ancient archives but they’re new to my blog. The first one might look familiar to some readers because I’ve posted a couple of other photos of the same eagle in the past.<\/p>\n
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1\/1600, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 40D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n January 30, 2009 at Farmington Bay WMA.<\/p>\n Conditions and circumstances were just about ideal when I took this shot of a juvenile Bald Eagle standing in shallow water. The soft and warm morning light was coming from a perfect angle, the water was clear with some appealing reflections in the upper background and the bird posed nicely for me including a slight but important head turn with eye contact. I was close, the eagle is sharp and I have very good detail.<\/p>\n The series I took of this bird includes some of my favorite photos of a juvenile Bald Eagle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 40D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n February 25, 2008 at Farmington Bay WMA.<\/p>\n Conditions couldn’t have been much different for this shot of an adult about to land on the ice. Because of overcast conditions light was poor and what light there was came from behind so the eagle was backlit. But the ice and snow below the bird reflected enough light upward to provide detail on the ventral surfaces of the eagle and the large bird in flight is sharp even at this shutter speed.<\/p>\n Yes, I’d prefer to have had better light but I’d rather have shots like this one than none at all. Overcast days at Farmington were when I first learned that it can be a mistake to just stay home on mornings when weather and light don’t cooperate. Even when conditions are far less than ideal we can get interesting shots and poor light and inclement weather can often contribute to the mood of our photos.<\/p>\n As you can probably guess from the subject of this post our weather is changing here in northern Utah. Our forecast high for today is a record 39\u00b0 for the date which beats the old record by 6\u00b0. They’re predicting a record low of 25\u00b0 tonight so yesterday I brought in what will be my last garden tomatoes of the season. I also winterized my camping trailer and today I’ll turn off and drain my sprinkler system.<\/p>\n I guess I’m trying to get myself into the mood for winter. It won’t be easy, in part because I’m really gonna miss those BLT’s.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About the only thing these images have in common is the species of the subject.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/bald-eagle-1202b-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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