Photo by Corey Osborne

America’s 250th!

We planned a trip through the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. I was sad that I missed a photo of a bald eagle on the beach as we made our way towards Cape Flattery. We arrived at the Neah Bay / Makah Reservation Harbor to find a DOZEN or more bald eagles enjoying their morning breakfast. I put my iPhone down and grabbed my Canon 7D MkII and my 100-400 mm L glass and stood in awe while I took 300 images! I have only just started to take a look through them but every single one makes me smile. Watch the pure simple majestic character of these birds was worth the entire trip!

Editing notesThe sky was very boring on an overcast gray day, but I was so proud the birds were sharp! With the gray background, the birds had a lot of shadow on them, so brightening them up and increasing their shadow was the first step. Brightening up the entire image by about a 1/2 stop also helped. Using the sky replacement, I chose something simple that was not out of the ordinary on a somewhat clearer day. Cropped in a little on the eagle Brough his detail to life!

Canon EOS 7D Mark II
ƒ/9
400mm
ISO 100
1/800 sec

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