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28-FEB-2011	Michael Edwards

After the thunderstorms this morning at Shiloh

Canon EOS 60D ,Canon 300/4.0 IS USM with Canon EF Extender
1/125s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso200 hide exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Frank Kavanagh Photography		04-Mar-2011 22:32
A fine shot, but he is one serious looking bird.

Terry_O		03-Mar-2011 16:53
Just a thought, Michael, I would have raised the ISO to at least 640 for this shot and tried to get at least 1/1200s. Hand holding at 1/125s for a 420 mm shot is next to impossible. Even on a tripod, if there is any bird movement at all sharpness suffers. I'm sure you know all this, but I thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth, since you said you were having sharpness problems.

Pete Hemington		01-Mar-2011 20:26
What a beak! and a very nervous parent, would they remember what happened the year before?

Cindi Smith		01-Mar-2011 14:58
totally awesome! I saw one of these fly by through the trees but couldn't get a good shot! You did great!

Lennart Waara		01-Mar-2011 08:32
Great shot, fine details and colors!

Terry_O		01-Mar-2011 06:32
Well, they are raptors - that's what they do do :)

Michael Edwards		01-Mar-2011 03:12
Interesting thing here is that at the base of the pine tree here the nest is (it's about the size of a queen-sized mattress) if you go by between times, you'll find turtle shells littering the gound...like beer cans outside a frat house window; and for similar reasons. hese guys really seem to like the local box turtle population...

Michael Edwards		01-Mar-2011 03:09
Terry: He was soaking wet. We had literally had a big thunderstorm, moments before I shot this. The park mounted a local closed circuit camera above the nest. Last year, their two hatchlings fell out of the nest to their deaths ion Mother's Day, a fall of easily 10-12 meters, at 43 days old. You can find some nice shots and blog at www.shiloheagles.com.

Cindy Flood		01-Mar-2011 02:55
This is really exciting that there is a nest and eggs. You will have a lot to show us in the future.

Terry_O		01-Mar-2011 02:02
Wow! can you actually see the eggs in the nest? He definitely is focused on it. Do you know why his head coloring is so brown. Wonder where he has been feeding. Hope you can follow the hatchlings/nestlings through the spring/summer.

Michael Edwards		01-Mar-2011 01:54
He would hardly take his eyes off his mate in the nest with two eggs, about 50 meters in front of him, two trees over.

Cindy Flood		01-Mar-2011 01:26
This one is very nice. He looks like he has his eye on something.

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