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Bald Eagle, Yellowstone National Park

February 19, 2014 by Jason Savage Leave a Comment

Yellowstone Wildlife

Here’s a recent shot from this winter of a Bald Eagle keeping watch over the Gardner River near Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park. This shot was a somewhat challenging one for lighting as the bright highlights on the eagle from the late morning sun were prone to being blown out and overexposed. This was an image where closely watching your histogram and constantly adjusting the exposure to preserve the highlight details were critical.

With the improved dynamic range in modern sensors, these sort of shots become possible to better balance and bring out more details in the shadows areas than in less capable sensors in past years. This was a shot that I would usually pass up  because of the lighting, but I was pleasantly surprised and glad I decided to reconsider.

Canon 1DX 500mm f4L IS, 1.4X  f11  1/4000  ISO1600

 

 

Filed Under: General Posts, Tutorials Tagged With: bald eagle, Eagle, lighting, Wildlife, Winter, Yellowstone

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Based in Montana, Jason works as a freelance and commercial photographer, specializing in travel and outdoor photography.

His work has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Time, Outside, Audubon, Outdoor Photographer,The Nature Conservancy and many others.
His images have also been featured in numerous advertising campaigns, books, and calendars around the world.

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