[Leica] Eagles are back

[Jim Nichols]

Great shots, Howard.  My favorite is 5963.  That is just about perfect!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/9/2019 12:47 PM, Howard Cummer wrote:
> Actually they never went away but in the winter storms the deck of the landing dock at Otter Bay was undermined. Until repairs were recently done
> we couldn’t get out on the deck to see or feed the eagles.They have waited patiently for us to return and now that we have their cafeteria is again open.
>
> I took 607 pictures in about an hour and the birds put on a spectacular show - chasing the seagulls away from “their” food.All taken with the Nikon D500 and Nikon 300mm F4.0 PF.
> In my experience the best combo for birds in flight on the market today!!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6165C.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6165C.jpg.html>
>
> The eagle trailing its wing in the water. I love how they do this - their flight computer gauging the effect of wing in water effortlessly.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DDSC_5963.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DDSC_5963.jpg.html>
>
> Coming in to land on the dock. It was a cloudy dull day and the light was just right for no blown out highlights.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6415c.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6415c.jpg.html>
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> Rounding on the hungry gulls.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6420C.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6420C.jpg.html>
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> Again after the gulls.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/Landingclawsout.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/Landingclawsout.jpg.html>
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> and coming into land one more time.
>
> I like the 300mmPF for this work as it allows for more space around the bird - easier to follow - and with enough pixels in the D500
> to crop a bit if necessary. My 200 - 500 VR zoom at 500 is too hard to frame and follow a busy bird. And there is never enough time
> to adjust the zoom focal length in the heat of battle.
>
> Please view large if you like. C&C always welcome, of course.
>
> Howard
>
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