Adult perched Bald eagle

[John Goldman]

• Canon EOS 5D Mark III
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +2x III
• ƒ/8
• 1000mm
• 1/1250s
• ISO 800
• JOHN GOLDMAN
• Flash not fired
• Mon, 04 July 2016 3:24 PM
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 14.0 (Windows)

5DmkIII, f8, 1/1250 sec, ISO 800, 500mm+2XTC , window mount. Cropped for composition, selective tonal contrast applied to the bird, some cloning applied to the back of its head to correct a shadowed area.

 

[Tim Foltz]

John, nice image, nice BG, colors, I would remove the white feathers on the tip of its beak though.
Would prefer a bit of a tighter crop, and loose some of the leaves on the left.

-Tim

 

[Bob Miller]

John....I like the sharpness in you image ( esp those claws). You also did a nice job placing the eagle in the bg framing him nicely with the blue sky. I agree with Tim about the feathers on his beak. The leaves don't really bother me

 

[Warren Spreng]

Very nice, love the texture on the Sycamore branch, I'm OK with the leaves and great details in the feathers.

 

[John Goldman]

Thank you all for your comments.
Looking closer at "the feathers on his beak", I believe they are neck feathers sticking out and look like they are on the beak. Never the less, I agree, and I will remove them.