golden eagle portrait

Taken at a 'country fayre' rather than one my normal controlled environments - but obviously still a cheat as not wild.

The owner/handler was housing his birds in / against a black tent - so dialing down on the exposure compensation ensured that the black was black and brought out the detail in the subject, this is NOT a superimosed / composite image and was simply done in camera or even was done simply in camera or perhaps done in camera by a simpleton... either way very easy

Relatively high ISO required as it was fairly dark - 800 chosen as this was my better camera and not likely to see noise.

Shot at 190mm focal length (full frame camera) so, with -1 EC, not only gave me black-black but also 1/200 sec shutter so (theoretically) ok regards reciprocity although i was using my camera bag as a makeshift beanbag / support to 'play safe'. too slow a shutter would have potentially caused the beak to blur as it wavered during cry.

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS-1DS Mark II
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	3 May 2010 - 12:54 PM
Focal Length:	190mm
Aperture:	f/6.3
Shutter Speed:	1/200sec
Exposure Comp:	-1.0
ISO:	800
Exposure Mode:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	No Flash

Title:	golden eagle portrait
Username:	philhomer
Uploaded:	20 Aug 2012 - 12:56 PM
Tags:	Golden eagle, Pets / captive animals, Wildlife / nature
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