Great video as usual. Really enjoyed this. No Eagles around me just buzzards and occasional Hawk. I can watch this video all day, thank you. Love the time shown of moving around and the through process as you went.
Awesome video. You are absolutely correct, take as many shots from different angles as you can. Truly appreciate all your videos. These Eagles were very cooperative.
Another great video! I get excited when I see a great subject and most of the time forget to check the background. You've just documented the very reason to do this...Thank you
Amazing shots and great moving around to get the best shot/composition. What amazes me is how you were so far away and still got useable shots. If I was that far away with my R6 and RF 100-500 I'd barely see anything, I'd need to get much closer to get a similar shot.
That was fantastic thanks. It is nice to move round them like that. I do play with angles when I get the chance it does make a big difference to your photos. All the best.
Hi Scott, you made your point in a very educative way ! I also admire the cooperation of your 2 amazing bald eagles !! Seemed like they had even more patience than Garry the Galaa who assists Duade in similar video's 😛 Even when other shots (with the sun more in your back) showed more details on the birds, the image at the very end of this episode with the mountain in the back makes it a truly majestic composition, worthy of the eagles !!
The very last shot was a pano of the eagles. I should make a video on doing that with animals in the shot ;) Oh to have a Gary the Galaa to pose for you lol
@@WILDALASKA Yeah, combining animals and pano isn't so obvious .. love to see how you handle such challenge man ! And love Duade, but I just couldn't resist this little dig at him, heheh.
Another good one, as usual. Heard the phrase “high key” I’m assuming that bright sunlight and or high sky. Correct me if I’m wrong. Don’t have the luxury of wide open area to try to get better angles without spooking the prey usually close wooded areas with spooky birds but still love the challenge. Thanks Scott.👀👀
Interesting topic and I'm pretty sure most of us will think that we already all know this but the question is do we apply this in our every day shooting sessions? I myself like to step back and look around for different angle of view or different background in order to get the best shot however it often happens that I'm getting too excited to take the shot especially when the subject cooperates. I think most of us tend to get lost in one position and get as many shots as we can and your video helps us remember to move around and look for the best shot. Great content thanks for sharing. Cheers from Canada. PS. Yes, Alaska is on my bucket list and thank you for reminding me about that too.
Thanks Scott. I didn't mind the wave sounds. Some nice points about moving around. I wouldn't mind learning about stacked shots. Do you do that much? 😊
I really like the shot with the mountains in background. It’s a bonus when you get a cooperative subject. How are you liking the Z-9? Looks like next year for the R-1. All the best, Scott.
Z9 is amazing image off the sensor. Af on BIF is a bit challenging but all other af type subjects it works great. And ya that R1 date is killing me lol. The af on the canon systems are just amazing.
Great video ,if the eagles hadn’t turned their heads would have thought them to be stuffed and placed for you to demonstrate how to improve your chance of getting a better photo. Unfortunately my subjects tend to be a lot smaller and very flighty.😊👍
I photo landscapes mostly and just beginning with bird and wildlife and I am sure this is a dumb question but I most ask, why are the eagles not flying away when you are walking around them?
A few reasons. 1, the eagles in AK are pretty bold, and 2, In Homer on the Spit, the are pretty used to people. And 3, just keep your distance and as you approach watch their behavior for nervesnous and such and adjust how close you get from those signs. And welcome to the journey of Wildlife Photography.
Maybe it's just me but I am irritated by the other photographer with a shorter lens that sees you shooting yet approaches the eagles much closer than you and potentially ruining your shots. Pretty rude on their part yet typical of my experiences when out shooting.
It happens. I saw a guy last week not 15 feet from a large bull moose with his cell phone. It did a bluff charge and I thought for a second I was going to see a ambulance ride in his future, but luckily it stopped short of him.
Great video as usual. Really enjoyed this. No Eagles around me just buzzards and occasional Hawk. I can watch this video all day, thank you. Love the time shown of moving around and the through process as you went.
Thanks.
Awesome video. You are absolutely correct, take as many shots from different angles as you can. Truly appreciate all your videos. These Eagles were very cooperative.
They usually are on the Spit in Homer. Tons of them everywhere
I love your videos and learn loads from you, how lucky are you to have such lovely eagles,
So nice of you
Another great video! I get excited when I see a great subject and most of the time forget to check the background. You've just documented the very reason to do this...Thank you
Very true. What's behind or around d the subject matters as much as what your shooting.
Amazing shots and great moving around to get the best shot/composition. What amazes me is how you were so far away and still got useable shots. If I was that far away with my R6 and RF 100-500 I'd barely see anything, I'd need to get much closer to get a similar shot.
I was shooting around 300mm most of the time and no cropping so you would probably be fine also at that range.
That was fantastic thanks. It is nice to move round them like that. I do play with angles when I get the chance it does make a big difference to your photos. All the best.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great eagle shots!!
Thanks
Hi Scott, you made your point in a very educative way !
I also admire the cooperation of your 2 amazing bald eagles !! Seemed like they had even more patience than Garry the Galaa who assists Duade in similar video's 😛
Even when other shots (with the sun more in your back) showed more details on the birds, the image at the very end of this episode with the mountain in the back makes it a truly majestic composition, worthy of the eagles !!
The very last shot was a pano of the eagles. I should make a video on doing that with animals in the shot ;) Oh to have a Gary the Galaa to pose for you lol
@@WILDALASKA Yeah, combining animals and pano isn't so obvious .. love to see how you handle such challenge man !
And love Duade, but I just couldn't resist this little dig at him, heheh.
Another good one, as usual. Heard the phrase “high key” I’m assuming that bright sunlight and or high sky. Correct me if I’m wrong. Don’t have the luxury of wide open area to try to get better angles without spooking the prey usually close wooded areas with spooky birds but still love the challenge. Thanks Scott.👀👀
Yes getting a 'clean' or interesting background can be difficult on skittish subjects :(
Good demonstration. 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Interesting topic and I'm pretty sure most of us will think that we already all know this but the question is do we apply this in our every day shooting sessions? I myself like to step back and look around for different angle of view or different background in order to get the best shot however it often happens that I'm getting too excited to take the shot especially when the subject cooperates. I think most of us tend to get lost in one position and get as many shots as we can and your video helps us remember to move around and look for the best shot. Great content thanks for sharing. Cheers from Canada.
PS.
Yes, Alaska is on my bucket list and thank you for reminding me about that too.
I call it 'fan boying". We get caught up in the subject and forget about getting a good shot ;)
Very nice! Thank you!
Glad you like it!
Thanks for the great video...how did you switch to portrait mode without moving the lens?
rotate the color on the lens
Thanks Scott. I didn't mind the wave sounds. Some nice points about moving around. I wouldn't mind learning about stacked shots. Do you do that much? 😊
I will do pano stacks but not too much of the exposure bracketing stacks. The end image of the video is a pano stitch
I really like the shot with the mountains in background. It’s a bonus when you get a cooperative subject. How are you liking the Z-9? Looks like next year for the R-1.
All the best,
Scott.
Z9 is amazing image off the sensor. Af on BIF is a bit challenging but all other af type subjects it works great. And ya that R1 date is killing me lol. The af on the canon systems are just amazing.
Great video. Taking an Alaskan cruise end of July next year. Spending an extra day in Fairbanks any suggestions wildlife photography wise while there.
Creamers field should have lots of sandhill cranes that time of year and a lot of other small birds as well as some types of geese.
@@WILDALASKA Thanks
Great video ,if the eagles hadn’t turned their heads would have thought them to be stuffed and placed for you to demonstrate how to improve your chance of getting a better photo. Unfortunately my subjects tend to be a lot smaller and very flighty.😊👍
We have a LOT of eagles and they are fairly used to people
I photo landscapes mostly and just beginning with bird and wildlife and I am sure this is a dumb question but I most ask, why are the eagles not flying away when you are walking around them?
A few reasons. 1, the eagles in AK are pretty bold, and 2, In Homer on the Spit, the are pretty used to people. And 3, just keep your distance and as you approach watch their behavior for nervesnous and such and adjust how close you get from those signs.
And welcome to the journey of Wildlife Photography.
Sony z9 😊
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Hilarious that the eagles stayed there for so long!
Ya in Homer they are everywhere and very agreeable this time of year.
Maybe it's just me but I am irritated by the other photographer with a shorter lens that sees you shooting yet approaches the eagles much closer than you and potentially ruining your shots. Pretty rude on their part yet typical of my experiences when out shooting.
It happens. I saw a guy last week not 15 feet from a large bull moose with his cell phone. It did a bluff charge and I thought for a second I was going to see a ambulance ride in his future, but luckily it stopped short of him.