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This looks way cooler against a black background.  Click here to see it that way...http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p539974769/e2b06ffdd

Oh wow! I love eagles. My sister would love this.

What a wonderful shot!   

Great photo,Love it Kathleen.

Don

I don't normally like vignettes.  But this one sings.   Great work.

Thank you very much, everyone, for your kind words.   

Barbarian, I agree with you, I'm not usually much for vignetting either.  It's hard to do right, especially with white.  I don't do much of it in my portfolio galleries, but I do have some.  When I do them, I try to keep them light, (almost so they go unnoticed) unless the subject matter really cries out for more.

Very nicely presented!

Kathleen that is amazing.  WOW way to go!!!

Thanks, Kevin & Judy! 

I just posted some in color if you want to see them.  http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p110797020

Well done image.  How fierce he looks!
Becky

Super shot and editing Kathleen!!!

Quote from: LakeLady on November 02, 2009, 03:35:48 PM
Well done image.  How fierce he looks!
Becky

Thanks, Becky.   Guess what?  That he is a she!  You wouldn't know it to look into her eyes, though.

Quote from: juanital on November 22, 2009, 07:13:02 PM
Super shot and editing Kathleen!!!

Thanks! 

Wow!  That is awesome.  I love bald eagles.  A couple of years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to take a photography workshop that was held by a local raptor group.  They brought a bald eagle, a couple of types of hawks, a great horned owl and a little saw whet owl.  We were able to break up into small groups and rotate, giving each person a chance to photograph these awesome birds close up.  The raptor program rescues ill or injured birds of prey and nurses them back to health.  If the birds are returnable to the wild, they release them at the right time; but if they are not able to go back into the wild, they keep them and lovingly care for them while using them to educate the public.  Although I have never been able to photograph a bald eagle in the wild (yet!), this opportunity was awesome, because we were able to get very close to them.
I love the clarity and the framing of this image.  And your processing is fantastic as well.  Thank you for sharing, it's beautiful!

That's cool, Grace!  I recently had a similar experience at The Peregrine Fund, World Center for Birds of Prey where I took this photo.  I have several galleries from that experience in my birding galleries, although it was not just for photographers, but it was a teaching experience.  I went with the Golden Eagle Audubon Society field trip.  They are more of a breading and then re-introduce into the wild program, not a place for rehab of injured birds; although I believe they've done a little of that as well.  I taken some photos of bald eagles in the wild, but until I get a faster lens, it will be difficult to get really great shots.  I want to go to Alaska to shoot them, when I do.

I've been documenting my birding experiences on my new bird blog.  Click here to see it.