Bald Eagle, by Stephen Anstey:
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Stephen Anstey has been a DPNow stalwart since almost the very beginning fo the site. You will find him practically every day on the DPNow discussion forum and photo galleries helping others and showing is excellent photography. We were denied Stephen's presence for a couple of weeks last month as he was on holiday in, of all places, Alaska. He brought back a superb record of his trip, including this remarkable shot of a bald eagle.
"This is a bald eagle, America's national bird, landing on a navigation Buoy," explains Stephen, adding: "I managed to get it just right as it landed. Obviously the shot was anticipated and I had been following the bird in the camera viewfinder, using the 100-400mm lens with a 1.4x extender. This gives an equivalent focal length of 728mm which is over 14x magnification!!
"As it came near to landing I fired off a half second burst of four shots. The second one nailed it. Though the shot was taken at 1/500th sec, the IS on the lens obviously had a positive effect. Definitely one of those seminal moments." This shot generated a lot of feedback on the forum when it was posted there.
Bald Eagle, by Stephen Anstey:
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"There were so many scenes of spectacular glaciers and mountains, we were so lucky to see them at their best. I remember the naturalist and Park Ranger on board the ship saying that you would never see them better, it was as good as it gets. They were literally urging people to get on deck to see the John Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay. Frankly it was quite a humbling experience, and ranks high along with The Grand Canon, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon etc as places you should see before you die."
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Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
DPNow Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
Just back from Alaska, Stephen Anstey's is a shot of a bald eagle that really makes you realise why ... (more)
spl Re: Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
What an incredibly dramatic shot!! Would like to hear from Stephen about the process of capturing it... (more)
Stephen Re: Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
Hi SPL, I describe in the preamble bout taking the shot. We were on a small boat travelling in th... (more)
Autumn Re: Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
Congratulations on a superb picture Stephen - a well deserved POTD.... (more)
pewidane Re: Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
HI stephen this picture fit perfecly on the frontcover of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY.... (more)
Stephen Re: Picture of the Day, Thursday 14th June 2007
Ahh, if only it had :) Wonder what they pay for a front cover *LOL... (more)
