Bald Eagle Portrait/stare (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 1,000, f/10 @ 1/2500s. Manual Exposure mode. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Q: Hi Chris, I am interested in your Bald Eagle workshop in Alaska. My longest lens is the Sony 100-400, and I am worried that I won’t get close enough to the action/Eagles - especially for portraits.
A: Hey Marc, As this image demonstrates, we will get close to the Eagles. This portrait was made with the same Sony 100-400mm lens that you own - smile.
Bald Eagle Calling while banking (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 2,500, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Join me, Christopher Dodds, in Kachemak Bay, where many of my famous Eagle images were made. This is your chance to make a truly remarkable & complete portfolio of Eagle images, dramatic fishing and flight shots, and dynamic portraits, and there is truly no prettier place than this for Eagles in their environment with mountains as the background. Learn more about my Eagles Galore workshop in Alaska HERE.
Bald Eagle Wings in flight (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @600mm ISO 640, f/5 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Bald Eagle Predawn fishing (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @600mm ISO 640, f/5 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 200, f/5.6 @ 1/1,600s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens @600mm ISO 10,000, f/4.5 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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!
Bald Eagle Wing Stretch (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @224mm ISO 3,200, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Another from my Eagles Galore Workshop in Alaska. Being close enough to capture this image at 224mm is always a thill!
Two Bald Eagle in a snowstorm (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 3,200, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 flying in snowstorm (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @303mm ISO 3,200, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @262mm ISO 3,200, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 ;) (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6 G Master OSS Lens @148mm ISO 3,200, f/5.6 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 800, f/2,8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Shot vertically. Just about full-frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 with fish (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 5,000, f/2,8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Shot vertically. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 5,000, f/2,8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Shot vertically. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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.
Bald Eagle Call of the Wild (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 8,000, f/2,8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image shot vertically. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 Leftie (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 8,000, f/4 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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.
Sea Otter Mother & Pup (Enhydra lutris. loutre de mer) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens @400mm ISO 4,000, f/6.3 @ 1/2,500s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Everybody loves sea otters! This mother and pup were curled-up at the end of the wharf for their afternoon nap. We got a few images and let them be.
Bald Eagle FOCUS (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 600mm f/4 G Master OSS Lens with Sony FE 2X Teleconverter @1,200mm ISO 8,000, f/8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
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 (Columba livia, Pigeon biset, ROPI) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 2,500, f/2.8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more CLICK HERE.
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.
Bald Eagle stare (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Pygargue à tête blanche, BAEA) near Homer, Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds Sony Alpha alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 G Master OSS Lens @400mm ISO 8,000, f/2.8 @ 1/5,000s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image. Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more CLICK HERE.
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.