Eagle Soaring by Ric Rosow

Submitted by Ric Rosow

I have been spending a time on and off lately waiting and watching for the eagles who nest across the river from us, to fly close enough over this side of the Mississippi River to get a good photograph. Yesterday this eagle circled over the St. Anthony Falls and then flew back down river close to the Mill District side of the river. In all I took over 250 images of this eagle and identified 18 that met what I was looking for. I had my camera set for photographing a bird in flight, with a shutter speed of 1/2000 and enabled the camera’s focus tracking of the a moving bird or animal. The blue sky with puffy clouds required no special editing. I love the determined look in the eagle’s eye. The phrase “you have an eagle’s eye” is played out in this photograph. I believe this is the finest photograph I have taken of an eagle flying. I hope you enjoy it was much as do.

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