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Golden Eagle (Male - Captive)

            Taken at Northwest Trek in Eatonville, WA.

This was my first visit to Northwest Trek and while it was a good one overall, it was definitely not what I was expecting. The Golden Eagle exhibit was my primary driver for wanting to go, and when we got there, I found that the Golden Eagles were "enclosed" within a slightly forested area, and it was not conducive for picture taking.

First, the small amount of light from the sun was coming in through the trees from behind the exhibit. Next, there was a fair amount of branches, etc. around and getting a clear and compressed background was not easy. I have been to the Woodland Park Zoo and when the raptors are on display, you can get much closer and using an 85mm f/1.8 will get the best bokeh possible, producing some nice photos.

I had my monopod, my flash, and my 70-200mm f/4 and did the best that I could. Not sure if I will go back anytime soon...

One of these days I hope to photograph these in the wild. Until then, I'll keep wishing.

Taken in: United States / Washington / Eatonville (show map)

Taken on: February 23, 2008

Tags:

Bird

Golden Eagle

Northwest Trek

Eatonville

Washington

C50

Eagle

Captive

Monopod

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Sets appears in: • Interestingness • Birds of Prey more » • Wildlife 2008 « less

Groups appears in: • Restrained & Contained • Distinguished Raptors (P1-A1)

Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/4.0, 1/30 sec, 200mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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