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\nToday we got really up-close-and-personal with the bald eagles up here in Haines, AK. It was a toasty 22F out on the river delta but the light was stunning, coming directly from behind us over the mountains, but without being too glaring. <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nThis was taken with my Canon EOS 5D Mark II using a Canon EF500mm f\/4.0L IS lens, 1\/2000sec at f\/4.0, ISO 400. <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nThis morning before we left there was a pretty spectacular sunrise, as these two shots below show, taken from the front porch of the B&B we're staying at. Both were taken on the 5D using a Canon EF70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II lens, 1\/400sec at f\/2.8, ISO 200 at 200mm. <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nIn the morning I was trying for some portrait shots (like the one at the top of this post). I have far too many to post as the eagles have a huge variety of facial expressions, but the two below are pretty indicative – grumpy and aggressive! These two shots are both with my 7D and the 500mm f\/4L IS lens, with 1\/320sec and 1\/400sec at f\/4.0, ISO 400, respectively. If you go to the higher resolution image of the screaming bird, you can see a puff of breath just above the right-hand of the bird's head – it was *cold*!<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nIn the afternoon I was messing around with reflections on the river, trying to be artistic, which involved hand-holding the camera and wading into the river to get close to the birds… these three were taken with the 5D and an EF300mm f\/2.8L IS lens. From left to right the exposures are 1\/1000sec, 1\/2500sec, 1\/\/800sec at f\/4.0, ISO 400, respectively. <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

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\nI just love the middle shot above as the eagle swooped over the river. <\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nMore shots to come tomorrow hopefully – another great day in the weather forecast! <\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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