Bald Eagle Fishing

There are still a few spots left for my Eagles Galore workshop in Alaska. Join me for an incredible adventure in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Did I mention the Eagles Galore? Learn more about my March Eagles Galore workshop in Alaska HERE.

Bald Eagle Portrait

On a dark and miserable morning, I underexposed the ambient exposure by three full stops darkening the background and used an LED flashlight to illuminate the subject. I exhaled on the flashlight's lens to use the condensation to diffuse the light. The result is the same as a “flash as main light” image = something different.

Bald Eagle predawn fishing

It is always a thrill to set up on a beach in remote Alaska before dawn on a windless (and waveless) morning. This Bald Eagle made for a sudden adrenaline rush but ultimately missed the fish!

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Join me in Alaska for a dream Eagle photography workshop. CLICK HERE for more information 🦅

Bald Eagle Wing Stretch

Another from my Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska. Being close enough to capture this image at 224mm is always a thill!

Two Bald Eagles

Join me in Alaska in March for adventure, fun, learning and Eagles galore! Learn more about my March 5-9 & March 10-14 Eagles Galore Workshop HERE.

Bald Eagle

There is still space for my Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska. Join me in Alaska for Eagles Galore, adventure and a portfolio full of Eagle images.

Bald Eagle with four wings - caption this!

It’s Sunday = Funday! Caption this!

The rare and elusive four-winged Bald Eagle of Kachemak Bay, AK. Loch Ness has its sea monster, and you have heard it here first; Kachemak Bay has its own “never seen” monster!

Leave a comment with your caption, and I will dig up a prize to send to the person with the best one!

Bald Eagle over the top

I have posted a lot of fishing Eagles lately, so here is an image from the higher airspace, where Eagles compete, and the acrobatics are impressive and much like watching an airshow. This Eagle was flipping over at the top of its dive to try to beat another Eagle to the fish.

Bald Eagle sub-adult with fish

The first drops of morning light crested the mountains behind us in Kenai Fjords National Park at the bottom of the tide in Kachemak Bay as we lay on the wet rocks at the water's edge; then the tide turned, and a wave gently lapped up into my lens hood. I made this image just at that moment. The lens was fine after a careful cleaning - smile.

The darker markings amongst the white head and tail feathers, with the white markings on the dark wing feathers, indicate this is likely a 3.5-year-old Eagle.

Bald Eagle Trophy Hunter

Another Bald Eagle from my Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska. Cloudy bright light makes for beautiful low contrast and soft backgrounds, but it is the lack of contrasty shadows that I love most when there is a nice cloud cover.

Join me for Eagles Galore and a dream Alaskan adventure. Learn more HERE.

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Join me for Eagles Galore and a dream Alaskan adventure. Learn more HERE. 🦅

Bald Eagle Call of The Wild in a blizzard

After the morning shoot was cancelled because the waves were too high during my Eagles Galore Workshop, we doubled down on the afternoon shoot with twice as much boat time and lucked out when it started to snow. This is an Immature or sub-adult Bald Eagle calling as it was chasing an adult with fish - Although I am happy to have this frame, I had too much glass to capture the chase, including the adult with the fish - it happens :)

Bald Eagle Visual Impact

High drama with a dramatic, dark background and low angle of view all add up to an image with high visual impact—this one from my Eagles Galore workshop in Alaska.

Are you interested in creating a portfolio full of Eagle images while learning to master birds in flight photography? Join me in March. Learn more HERE.

Bald Eagle FOCUS

A Bald Eagle with fresh catch from my Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska. Adrenaline flows when the water is flat, and the Eagles are plentiful. Flat water makes for better backgrounds, but it usually means there is little to no wind since birds take off and land into the wind; this means that you have to be ready because you never know which Eagle will fish toward you :)

Rock Pigeon in flight

Also called the Domestic Pigeon, Homing Pigeon, Rock Dove and even winged rat, the Rock Pigeon has both its supporters and detractors.

The dove has been a symbol of peace and innocence for thousands of years in many different cultures. In ancient Greek mythology, it was a symbol of love and the renewal of life. I thought it a fitting image for the New Year.

Happy New Year

Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. May the light and wind always be at your back and your viewfinder full of incredible subjects in spectacular light. Most of all, let’s hope 2023 brings an end to Covid-19 one and for all.

Bald Eagle stare

A Bald Eagle from my Eagles Galore workshop last March. It is always impressive to have a Bald Eagle with its nearly 8-foot (2.3 meters) wingspan so close :)

Bald Eagle top of the dive

A Bald Eagle at the top of the dive from my Bald Eagles Galore workshop last March. Always fun to try to fill the frame with the camera turned to vertical orientation for birds in flight.

Glaucous-winged Gulls

Glaucous-winged Gulls seem to be everywhere during my Eagles Galore Workshop near Homer, Alaska. Life as a seabird can be tough; once you find food, you have to eat it before another bird steals it. Not to worry, the bird with the fish ate it within the next two frames.

Bald Eagle

A Bald Eagle from my Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska. There really wasn’t much light so it was the perfect time to grab the new (at the time) Sony FE 70–200 mm F2.8 GM OSS II and give it a test. I opted for the faster aperture of f/2.8 since I was working at 8,000 ISO. I love the light reflecting off the fresh snow illuminating the underside of the wings in this frame.