[Leica] Eagles are back

[Tina Manley]

+1!

Fabulous!!

Tina

On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 1:55 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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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