Eagle in the Pre-Dawn

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RickyRed2057

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Crafted Saturday early morning at Deception Pass.
 

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The young ones are so curious. This one just flew over to check out what I was doing, What do you think of these pics? Taken in super low light with the 5D. No crop, Hand held. R.J
 
I would first take some photos "as is". Then I would take a range of photos using positive exposure compensation, starting with +1. With eagles you have the advantage of the bird usually sitting for awhile after it flies in and lands.

I shoot in jpeg. If you shoot in raw, you can probably experiment with positive exposure compensation in post processing and see what comes up. Just save the originals.

For a pure silhouette shot, I like the first one with the eagle spreading its wings. I think the shot looks good without any cropping as the tree is part of the complete scene.
 
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Thank You, I have found that a full frame has more tolerance with upping the EC. The 7DII was the first that I could really use EC for getting proper exposer. The photo of the Eagle was in very low light with no sun rise, just cloudy. Here is a picture of Cranberry Lake when I first arrived. R.J
 

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