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15-OCT-2009	Walter O. Koenig

October 16

Bald Eagle
This was shot through a mesh cage near midday. I was about a foot away from the mesh and the eagle was about six feet back. Near minimum focusing distance @ 300mm.
Luckily I was able to take advantage of shadows of trees and bushes to more or less make the mesh "disappear".

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/2000s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	15-Oct-2009 11:46:51
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D300
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	300 mm
Exposure Time	1/2000 sec
Aperture	f/6.3
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Chris Spracklen		28-Oct-2009 21:18
Amazing through-the-mesh shot, Walter! Fantastic capture, my friend. (V)

Sam X		23-Oct-2009 18:20
did you paid him to pose for you??? :-))

Bill Warren		20-Oct-2009 16:14
top notch W V

Andre Fontaine		20-Oct-2009 00:04
vraiment un magnifique portrait bien composer ! v

Marc Demoulin		19-Oct-2009 14:19
Impressive angle! vVv Marc

Guest		18-Oct-2009 15:05
Excellent Walter. This image belongs on a coin. V

Patricia Kay		17-Oct-2009 15:33
Fantastic shot Walter...BV

lisamidi		17-Oct-2009 13:48
Very impressive shot!!! v

joanteno		17-Oct-2009 13:40
Great light.

Lamar Nix		17-Oct-2009 13:03
Very skillful shooting! Great image. V

Jaime González		17-Oct-2009 12:32
Impressive portrait of that beauty! -V-

John		17-Oct-2009 11:43
Superb Walter. BV

zyziza		17-Oct-2009 08:35
Real king! v

Aud Elise Sjøsæther		17-Oct-2009 08:18
Fantastic shot! V

Silvia Roitman		17-Oct-2009 07:54
wow!superb!!!v

globalgadabout		17-Oct-2009 01:57
the voice of America...startling image of this defiant captive...superior technique to erase the intervening mesh...knockout stuff Walter..V

silvia marmori		17-Oct-2009 01:50
great.. so expressive it is..

Jack Bieser		17-Oct-2009 01:18
Great! 'V'

Marcia Colelli		17-Oct-2009 00:41
beautiful portrait V

lou_rozensteins		16-Oct-2009 23:56
Makes an excellent portrait. Well done.

Jim Coffman		16-Oct-2009 23:35
Top notch work,Walter! V

Jean Chiasson		16-Oct-2009 23:28
Great close up bravo Walter vote

Sam Rua		16-Oct-2009 23:05
Very neat profile pose, Walter. Great job working around the obstacles.

pkocinski		16-Oct-2009 22:00
Awesome!

Stephanie		16-Oct-2009 20:49
You knocked this one out of the park Walter! V.

Guest		16-Oct-2009 20:33
Excellent candid! Voted

Claude Martin		16-Oct-2009 20:27
Impressive expression... nice portrait. V

marie-jose wolff		16-Oct-2009 20:15
great portrait of this eagle! V

Chris		16-Oct-2009 19:21
Fearsome bird and stunning image!

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