I got these shots with a 50mm lens. The challenge here was the lighting and the movement of the eagle. With this first shot in particular, it was a question of not being quite close enough, but the water coming off the bird’s head is cool.
ISO 800 50mm f/1.8 1/2000
ISO 800 50mm f/3.2 1/400
ISO 800 50mm f/6.3 1/160
Looking at these photos, I think next time I will try shooting with a lower ISO.
Cheers!
ISO 500 135mm f/9 1/40
I know it is a cliche, but these really are beautiful birds!
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I took some shots of a Bald Eagle using two different lenses. One is a 50mm f/1.8 and the other is a 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. The things that are the same about these photos are that I used a tripod, a white balance card, and am in the same location for both shots. As far as editing, I scaled down both images and that is it.
The best from the 50mm lens:
ISO 100 50mm f/1.8 1/320
From the 28-135mm lens:
ISO 100 135mm f/5.6 1/13
In this case I liked the result from the longer lens. If I was to keep the photo from the 50mm lens, I would crop the image, but I didn’t in this case because I wanted to show how well that lens blurs the background.
Thoughts?
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