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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 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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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.