Author Topic: FINALY (Read 11194 times)

Elkman · « **on:** January 19, 2009, 06:42:49 PM »

I have wanted to get a pic like this for years!
Today My son and I went to a local lake to shoot ducks and I saw him.
Only got off a quick 3 shot burst. Here's one.
C&C Welcome

whacker1 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2009, 06:46:46 PM »

well done

singleshot12 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2009, 06:47:56 PM »

That is awesome!!!

huntnphool · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2009, 06:56:02 PM »

Excellent, I can tell it wasn't around Tacoma we were fogged in all day.

Elkman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2009, 06:58:04 PM »

72nd and I-5, Tacoma!
Thanks Guy's

MuleySniper · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2009, 07:17:58 PM »

Wrights park? Nice pic!!
MS

Ricochet · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2009, 07:22:52 PM »

Great shot, Elkman.

WDFW-SUX · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2009, 07:24:19 PM »

That may be the pic of the year on Huntwa

huntnphool · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2009, 07:57:50 PM »

Quote from: Elkman on January 19, 2009, 06:58:04 PM

72nd and I-5, Tacoma!

The kids pond, right on

MLBowhunting · « **Reply #9 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:01:28 PM »

very nice man its a great shot. If you every want pics of salmon in a creek your more then welcome to take them from my backyard

Hornseeker · « **Reply #10 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:06:33 PM »

WOW!!!!!!!!

searchnfor · « **Reply #11 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:26:59 PM »

Perfectly stretched out, great photo!

bow4elk · « **Reply #12 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:28:45 PM »

well worth the wait - wow - vivid!!

chukar-ridge-quest · « **Reply #13 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:36:39 PM »

Great pic. How many did you take before you got that one?

zackmioli · « **Reply #14 on:** January 19, 2009, 09:36:52 PM »

thats gorgeous! great picture!

tmike · « **Reply #15 on:** January 19, 2009, 09:48:32 PM »

That's one of the best eagle shots i have seen.

Elkman · « **Reply #16 on:** January 19, 2009, 10:21:08 PM »

Thanks for the comments guy's!
It's actually Wapato Park, 6500 S. Sheridan Tacoma

MeatGETTER24 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 19, 2009, 10:23:53 PM »

M_ray · « **Reply #18 on:** January 19, 2009, 10:42:10 PM »

Wow ... Thats very cool!!!

Elkman · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2009, 11:01:38 AM »

Here's another form the burst.
Turning over.

Gobble · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2009, 11:03:11 AM »

Wow, nice clear pics

bowsandhose · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:02:10 PM »

sweet pics

boneaddict · « **Reply #22 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:11:23 PM »

Awesome elkman. My timing is never good enough. Someday!

blindpig · « **Reply #23 on:** January 20, 2009, 02:01:04 PM »

fc2038 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 20, 2009, 02:03:02 PM »

Nice pic

cohoho · « **Reply #25 on:** January 20, 2009, 02:15:18 PM »

Very, Very nice...

Backstraps · « **Reply #26 on:** January 20, 2009, 02:36:29 PM »

Awesome photos Elkman! Well done!

Antlershed · « **Reply #27 on:** January 20, 2009, 02:55:11 PM »

Great pictures!

Moose Eyes · « **Reply #28 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:51:31 PM »

Beautiful pictures of a majestic bird!

gramps · « **Reply #29 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:55:18 PM »

Ditto all the above...wow.

Birdguy · « **Reply #30 on:** January 23, 2009, 05:43:13 PM »

Simply amazing

. A picture like that certainly makes the wait worth it. What an opportunity. Thanks for posting it.

1bowhunter1 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:55:41 AM »

That pic almost looks fake...its so good!

Hoytstaffshooter83 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:14:01 AM »

gorgeous.......

tmike · « **Reply #33 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:30:58 AM »

The look on his face shows why that is our national symbol. You could pay for some of your camera equipment with those.

Al Bundy · « **Reply #34 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:23:24 AM »

Damn. Those are some great pics.

Are you a pro?

M_ray · « **Reply #35 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:56:43 PM »

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You could pay for some of your camera equipment with those.

He does!

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Are you a pro?

He is!

And on top of it a great guy to know!!! kinda like Shawn only with a Nikon intsead of a Canon!!!

Ricochet · « **Reply #36 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:36:32 PM »

I liked the shots before but now that I see you used a Nikon, I like them even better!

Elkman · « **Reply #37 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:45:49 PM »

Quote from: M_ray on January 24, 2009, 12:56:43 PM

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You could pay for some of your camera equipment with those.

He does!

Not what you think.

Think craft Fair's.

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Are you a pro?

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He is!

I really wouldn't say so, I just have been shooting long enough to understand how it works, to a point.
And shooting birds is a whole new situation of rules to learn.
I find the biggest challenge is trying to remember what I learned from the last outing as I can't get out to shoot as much as I would like.

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And on top of it a great guy to know!!! kinda like Shawn only with a Nikon instead of a Canon!!!

Thanks M_ray, right back at ya.

dbllunger · « **Reply #38 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:50:14 PM »

AWESOME PIC

Elkman · « **Reply #39 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:54:10 PM »

Quote from: Ricochet on January 24, 2009, 04:36:32 PM

I liked the shots before but now that I see you used a Nikon, I like them even better!

Thanks. I tell ya what though, after seeing how these guy's shoot, I wonder if I should have gone to the other side when I started.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/41

Shot's like these.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/731942

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #40 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:09:16 PM »

I'm glad you posted that thread Elkman. Those eagle shots are amazing. There are a lot of really good photos of eagles out there. I think it is a function of many people liking them and shooting them a lot and the fact they can be predictable and photogenic in certain areas. I've got some really good eagle photos in slides from Vancouver Island. We would throw a baitfish out in the water by our boat and they would dive down at the bait. You could predict where they were going to be and get them coming all the way down to it from the local tree to slam it in the water. Good stuff that I want to do again some day.

I like the first shot you got, but the second where he is upside down but doesn't look like it is great in my book. I like the unique nature of the shot. Great work and shows you don't have to travel to far destinations to get good wildlife shots around here...

M_ray · « **Reply #41 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:14:22 PM »

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Thanks. I tell ya what though, after seeing how these guy's shoot, I wonder if I should have gone to the other side when I started.

I wouldn't change a thing!

Elkman · « **Reply #42 on:** January 24, 2009, 10:34:45 PM »

Quote from: popeshawnpaul on January 24, 2009, 07:09:16 PM

I'm glad you posted that thread Elkman. Those eagle shots are amazing. There are a lot of really good photos of eagles out there. I think it is a function of many people liking them and shooting them a lot and the fact they can be predictable and photogenic in certain areas. I've got some really good eagle photos in slides from Vancouver Island. We would throw a baitfish out in the water by our boat and they would dive down at the bait. You could predict where they were going to be and get them coming all the way down to it from the local tree to slam it in the water. Good stuff that I want to do again some day.

I like the first shot you got, but the second where he is upside down but doesn't look like it is great in my book. I like the unique nature of the shot. Great work and shows you don't have to travel to far destinations to get good wildlife shots around here...

Funny you should say that.
I was thinking of baiting with Mice or fish on line out in the water, sort of give them a little tug across the top out in front of the tree they hang in.

To bad every day since has been pure fog there all day, so No re-tries.

I think I croped it to much on that roll over shot, and It didn't make sence visually.
Here it is with a little more information as to how he arrived at this inverted left turn.

cascademountainhunter · « **Reply #43 on:** January 24, 2009, 10:43:36 PM »

those are awsome pics, i think theyre the best pics ive seen of an eagle. theyre also cool when they sweep down to grab fish.

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #44 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:01:03 PM »

Yeah, that crop is even better Elkman with the other eagle in chase. Not sure if you can even crop out more on the right side of the photo but all the space in the middle wouldn't look so empty if there was a tad more blue outside of them and the eagle on the right has more room to fly. If there isn't more crop on the right you could always create a little...

That is an amazing shot. Looks like an airplane in a steap turn with another on its tail... Kind of like a dogfight.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:03:25 PM »

great pic!

Aneoakleaf · « **Reply #46 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:29:37 PM »

WOW !

I've never seen better eagle photos! they are priceless!
We have a lake down in this area that when you catch a fish it's very likely the eagle will come and steal it away before you can get it to the boat! Last year it was so close it's wing hit the ore and it got the fish that was 2 feet off the boat!

Elkman · « **Reply #47 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:41:27 PM »

Quote from: popeshawnpaul on January 24, 2009, 11:01:03 PM

Yeah, that crop is even better Elkman with the other eagle in chase. Not sure if you can even crop out more on the right side of the photo but all the space in the middle wouldn't look so empty if there was a tad more blue outside of them and the eagle on the right has more room to fly. If there isn't more crop on the right you could always create a little... That is an amazing shot. Looks like an airplane in a steap turn with another on its tail... Kind of like a dogfight.

True, the original look like you describe, but then they would look so small.

Elkman · « **Reply #48 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:43:39 PM »

Quote from: Aneoakleaf on January 24, 2009, 11:29:37 PM

WOW ! I've never seen better eagle photos! they are priceless!
We have a lake down in this area that when you catch a fish it's very likely the eagle will come and steal it away before you can get it to the boat! Last year it was so close it's wing hit the ore and it got the fish that was 2 feet off the boat!

That would be cool to see. Let's go fishing! you fish and I will shoot.

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