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22-DEC-2008 Racine Erland

Soaking up the Sun

Nanaimo River Estuary

This eagle was a bit out of reach for my lense, so I borrowed Carl's camera to get this shot.


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Cowichan Valley Camera Club23-Dec-2008 12:37
Thanks for your encouraging comments. Today, when the sky cleared and the sun came out, we saw several eagles sitting in the trees with their wings fully spread. They seemed to be soaking up the warmth from the sun. We were lucky to be in the right place at the right time. - Racine
Cowichan Valley Camera Club23-Dec-2008 03:44
This image is way beyond awesome! Beautiful capture. Beautiful pose. How do you that? - Ed Maxfield
Cowichan Valley Camera Club23-Dec-2008 02:45
Oh, Racine, what a fabulous capture! He looks like he's shrugging on a feather coat over his broad shoulders. I love the head angle with the pupil focused out of frame, and the angle of thre tree branch with the snow on it. The branch the eagle is on is bare, so there's nothing to distract the eye from his magnificent pose. And it's all topped up with a beautiful blue cloudless sky. This is definitely a photo that should be entered in as many competitions and you can get it in.
Gail R.
Cowichan Valley Camera Club23-Dec-2008 02:37
Wow! What a great shot, with so much feather detail. Don't know if I've ever seen this pose. DonnaE