[Leica] Trip to L&D14 last Sunday

[cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)]

Hi Gene,
A most powerful and interesting sequence. How many fps were you shooting? 
The D4 did a really good job of tracking judging from the sharpness of the 
photos.
I noted the presence of many tripods in the photographers shot. Did you use 
a tripod? In my eagle shooting experience on Pender Island I wouldn't use a 
tripod - it is too restrictive to fast movement. I use a mono pod instead. 
Any way great sequence. Have you more?
Cheers
Howard

Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:57:10 -0600 (CST)
From: grduprey at mchsi.com
Subject: [Leica] Trip to L&D14 last Sunday
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>

Last Sunday I was down on the Mississippi River, South of LeClaire, Iowa to 
photograph the Bald Eagles and took this series of an Immature Bald Eagle 
learning to fish.  

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-0828a.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-0829a.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-0830a.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-0831a.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-0832a.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-0833a.jpg.html

Here is a photo of the crowd on Sunday.  Quite a large crowd, over 180 
photographers, for such a warm day, 38F, as the Eagles are not usually as 
active on warm days.  They were actually quite active and teh shooting was 
very good in spite of the high temperature, but the river has a large fish 
population right now and that may be why they were out in the numbers we 
found on Sunday, about 150 birds.  Lock & Dam 14 is one of the best Bald 
Eagle sites in the Lower 48 to photograph these birds, as they fish fairly 
close to the bank of the river in Iowa.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/GRDuprey/untitled-1016756a.jpg.html

Comments welcome, and please view large for best detail.

Gene