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01-FEB-2005 Gary Woodburn

Bald Eagle

Victoria, BC

I put a dead bird on the ocean shoreline knowing the eagle across the water was watching, it came right at me and only turned away at the last sec...hence the wing got cut off. Quite the experience!

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/8000s f/5.6 at 185.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time01-Feb-2005 11:22:35
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length185 mm
Exposure Time1/8000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge07-Aug-2005 01:03
Frank......I was shooting a river otter and needed the extra light, all of a sudden I have a eagle in my lap...yes it came so close I froze and couldnt zoom out fast enough....he was very very close to me...and he is big!!
Guest 06-Aug-2005 08:37
Great shot. Too bad his wing was cut-off. Why ISO800.