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by gyaban

Comment by Tiny:
Fantastic image I love it.Congrats on the ribbon.

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by gyaban

Comment by gyaban:

Originally posted by gcoulson: Christophe, this is an outstanding image. Curious to know if the water was truly this spectacular blue, or whether this was enhance a little in PS? Just great timing on the shot, and the detail is wonderful!

Thanks a lot! It's no news: I like to process my shots extensively, and this one is no exception. Colors were all tweaked to maximize visual impact.

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by gyaban

Comment by Garry:
Christophe, this is an outstanding image. Curious to know if the water was truly this spectacular blue, or whether this was enhance a little in PS? Just great timing on the shot, and the detail is wonderful!

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by gyaban

Comment by Guyzy:
I won't be renewing my membership this year.
Seems very little point now.
It is a little unfair to parade your skills so shamelessly and subtly inform us that we are perhaps best suited to another hobby.
:-)
Of course this is superb !
If I'm honest, I'm not a fan of the heavily manipulated images but there is no doubting your talent,
Well done, again.... Grrrr

;-)

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by gyaban

Comment by snaffles:
LOL welcome to the crazy world of bird and wildlife photography!! See how much fun it is with an environment and subject over which you usually have minimal, if any control? :-0

I guessed right off that this was a zoo or raptor park shot. The colour of the water, looks like jesses were cloned out and the eagle's got a chunk of raw meat in its talons, not fish. Facilities like that don't generally feed live prey, as it upsets people to see a living animal destroyed before them. But tossing meat that the bird is accustomed to, into water, gives the bird exercise and a chance to remember that it's supposed to get its food from water, not a handler wearing welding gloves.

Still, a very good shot and I can't tell you the number of times I've got a shot that would otherwise be perfect except for missed focus. Great work!

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by gyaban

Comment by Magnumphotography:
Excellent timing and capture. I am so jelous you got that oportunity!
Well Done!

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by gyaban

Comment by nam:
Gorgeous color and incredible detail. I guarantee all my shots would have been out of focus. Congratulations on the ribbon.

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by gyaban

Comment by PapaBob:
This is such an awesome capture, getting this kind of detail and clarity on a bird in flight takes talent. Congrats on another well deserved ribbon!

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by gyaban

Comment by gyaban:

Originally posted by jimsapp: How does a guy in France find a bald eagle?

He just removes the hair from it ;-)

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by gyaban

Comment by Shaurya:
Wow! This is just a mind blowing shot!!