Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Fantastic capture and editing but too tightly cropped IMO.

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by annig:
God bless America, baby!

Serenity
by SamDoe1

Comment by strangeghost:
A nice capture - my astronomer's heart is with you - but too dark overall. I want to believe that you could have pulled more out of this in post processing, but I don't know what your raw image was like. You've got three elements to work with, which is two more than most astrophotographers start with: sky, aurora, and foreground. You've got to find a way to really punch one or more of those - detail and some color in the foreground, boosting the contrast and brightness of the aurora, etc. Elinias' shot is an example:



I'll be back to see who shot this and ponder the details after the challenge ends.

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by violinist123:
Nice eagle shot, very crisp and clean. Too bad about the wing getting clipped off on the left.

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by trevytrev:
great shot! Great composition!

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by Lumix:
Excellent pic. The triumph part is a slight stretch for me

Serenity
by SamDoe1

Comment by Scapeshots:
nice shot!

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by jjstager2:
Ok - it's a bit of a stretch for me but I'll give the nod and say this fits the challenge (after reading the title). You've done a good job of getting detail in the browns without completely blowing out the whites - Bald Eagles are tough. I wish the photo were just a little more crisply focused, though. Also, I assume there is a reason why we are not seeing legs and yellow feet?

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by missinseattle:
What a great capture! Wonderful focus here.

Symbolizing the Triumph of Freedom
by SamDoe1

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice capture - Great pose from this great bird and the sharpness is spot on. Just a tad off on the blown out highlights.