Wednesday, 8th April 2009
American Cuisine
by Stephen Oachs
The grace and strength of the magnificent American Bald Eagle are evident in this dramatic photograph. This image was captured mere seconds after the eagle snatched lunch from the icy February waters at the Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska.
In this photograph, the action is richly punctuated by the crystal clear spray and the expanse and position of the powerful wings. The intensity of the bird's eyes, along with its posture and angle coming off the water, convey the elegant and silent power of this beautiful creature.
Equipment: Canon 1D Mark III
Stephen Oachs
Stephen W. Oachs is an award-winning photographer, successful entrepreneur and technology veteran, who began his journey in photography the moment he picked up his first SLR camera. Ever since, his lenses have focused on the inspiring majesty of mother earth and the unflinching beauty of the animal kingdom.
Completely self-taught, Stephen's unique and distinctive style has earned him recognition as one of today's finest nature photographers. He was recognized in 2007 as wildlife photographer of the year by the National Wildlife Federation and was awarded best nature photographer in 2008 by National Geographic Magazine for his work photographing the endangered snow leopard.
Stephen has received many other awards and his work has graced the pages of on and offline publications worldwide, such as National Geographic, Popular Photography, Outdoor Photographer, National Wildlife Magazine and many others.
Whether trekking through the wilds of Alaska, enduring the raw challenges of nature or experiencing the thrill of life on the edge, Stephen captures rare and breathtaking moments of light and time. His exceptional eye is filtered only by his passion for life, deep affinity with nature and love of adventure.
Website: www.lighttheexpedition.com
American Cuisine by Stephen Oachs was photo of the day on Wednesday, 8th April 2009. It is tagged Birds, Eagles, Fish, Flight. You can leave a comment below.
27 Comments
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Wonderful capture–for both of you! I still remember the first Bald Eagle I saw in the wild, but I still get excited each time I’m allowed the honor of viewing another. Your technical expertise really adds to the perfection of this shot–every feather is in perfect focus, while the water droplets show the speed of the moment. Great shot, Stephen, as usual!
Chamika
Well captured! Color contrast and the sharpness of the bird is superb. Congrats!
T
The best shot of bald eagle I have ever seen!! What a great moment.
David Lazar
A nice sharp action packed moment. Great work!
Anurag
Incredible colors and contrast along with perfect timing.
Su
Wonderful shot perfectly balanced, I love the website, and I think Rocky is another winning potd.
Derek Dobbie
What a great image. Perfect in every way. The grace and splendour of this bird is awesome.
NIk
great capture vibrant colours and great detail in the shot, curious to know what settings you used to capture this motion and lens used
Pauline Jones
Cool shot, great action, pin sharp focus, thanks for sharing.
Alex
Great action shot. Perfect focus, lighting and dynamic.
Catrin Hinrichs
Great powerful and brisk Nature Shot ! Thank you !
Malta Photography
nice shot indeed, and very good capture indeed. the water is a little bit over saturated but i guess the image says it all.
ola abdalrahman
very nice shot,perfect timing.the way the bird gracefully free
Wanda Krack
A beautiful bird and a wonderful capture!
planet lover
Eagles are spectacularly beautiful bitds, especially when they are out there in the wild. The Alaska setting is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing! By the way, I loved your kiva photograph.
Renee
All hats off to Stephen!! Amazing
Miriam
Beautiful, amazing capture! Well done.
Evan Spellman
just one question? Steve is that natural food or Bait–I live in a place where this is a common place photo!! they feed the Eagles pig and beef fat 5 days a week down at the water front then sell the photograph’s. I call it the Eagle feeding photography Factory because it happens with so much regularity.
anyhow please don’t interpret that statement in conjunction with this Well Photographed action shot of the Bald Eagle
Marie Dunphy Harding
If there was ever a photograph in motion, this is it! Beautifully dramatized shot!
Thanks to Stephen & ES for sharing.
varanasi
Majestic!
Stephen Oachs
@Everyone, thank you for all your kind words!
@Su – thank you! Yes, Rocky is one of my favorites too.
@planet lover – thank you…my kiva shot is becoming very popular.
@Evan Spellman – yes, there is an area in Homer Alaska where the eagles are being fed but that ended this year with the death of Jeane (the “eagle lady”) This photo was taken from a boat I chartered to take me out into the coves off the Kenia Peninsula. This was not taken at the feeding location.
Ellie
Majestic. To think America almost killed this enigmatic creature off to extinction in the 1970′s with chemicals is unbelievable. They have come back strong. GREAT SHOT Stepehen!
Mandy Kilpatrick
Maybe hard to believe, but there was an eagle that looked like this one on our property. it had a fish in its talons and was on top of our utility pole. It was eyeing a kitten we had at the time, and the kitten was looking back at it fearfully. After a few moments, it flew off with the fish ….. thankfully!
Evan Spellman
Hi Stephen
I just wanted to thank you for answering my question. I appreciate your candor– that region is so spectacular for wildlife and Scenery!
I hope to travel and photograph the Area as well
Sue Gagnon
Our beautiful and precious Eagles! Stephen ALWAYS brings us beautiful nature shots. ANOTHER great one! Congratulations and KUDOS to Stephen!
Rajib Sinhgha
Spectacular shot!
su
What a fantastic shot just love it.