Thanks for the comments PJ, Jack, Frank, Dan, Ken, and thanks to others for looking. We live across the river from a small nature sanctuary which has had a resident eagle for several years. There was mention earlier this year that maybe he had paired up. We've seen one every 7-10 days, usually cruising by but occasionally perching briefly. To see the pair together, and to see them perched for 15-20 minutes, was something quite special! I didn't want to leave my viewing spot but finally broke off long enough to get a monopod. But not long enough to get out the tripod or a longer lens. If there is a next time I will be more prepared.
stan On Jun 12, 2012, at 4:47 PM, <kwal...@peoplepc.com> <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > Back in the 80's I had to go to Alaska to see Bald Eagles, lately I've seen > them all over Michigan. A couple of weeks ago I photographed a pair of adults > in front of my place in Traverse City. A few weeks ago while returning > downstate, we were buzzed by an adult - couldn't have been more than 25 feet > from the car as we were traveling around 70mph. Unfortunately most of these > sightings were totally out of the blue and there was no way to set up and > capture. It has made me more likely to keep the 600 in the car. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > From: "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > >> I have yet to get close enough to an Eagle for any of my lenses. Glad to >> see your /obsolete/ camera works so well. >> Stan Halpin wrote: >>> Seen this evening across the river from our house. I took several dozen >>> shots, mostly handheld, a few on a monopod. I started at ISO1600, but then >>> dropped to 800 and just tried to be steady. So, some noise, some camera >>> movement, but not too bad considering. As I work my way through the other >>> shots (this was grabbed almost randomly from the stack) I may find one or >>> more that can be rendered more sharply. K20D, DA*60-250/4.0 @ 250mm >>> >>> stan >>> >>> http://smhalpin.posterous.com/pair-of-eagles >>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
