photoartflightBlackwater NWR Bald Eagle
A series of images of two Bald Eagles taken at a previous trip to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge Maryland. The Featured Image was taken near the entrance to the Wildlife Drive. For the Featured Image I was using a Better Beamer Flash Extender to light the Eagle as it was very early in the morning and I did not have much light on my subject far away Eagle. I usually do not use Flash when photographing Wildlife but it was so far off I needed to throw some light on my distant subject that was in the shadows. Image taken with a Canon 1D mkIV, 400mm DO lens & a Better Beamer Flash Extender. Looking at my Raw Data, this Eagle was 115 feet away from me. I hardly ever use the Better Beamer Flash Extender for Wildlife but it just happened to be in the car from a Commercial Photo session.
The second Bald Eagle was only 65 ft. away from me and was more in the open so I did not need to use a flash to light the Eagle.
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What a stunning capture Reed!
Thanks so much! They are my one of my favorite photo subjects!
Amazing details – awesome, Reed!
Thanks Elisa! They are fun to photograph!
Striking portraits, Reed.
Thanks! They are my favorite bird to photograph!!
Awesome shots of the bald eagle !
Thanks! Bald Eagles are one of my favorite photo subjects!