About the Image(s)

I took this image in February 2023 in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park. The sky was very gray and the eagle was sitting high in a tree next to the road. I had no choice but to shoot up at him. I liked the starkness of the scene with the blank sky and the dead tree with the eagle glaring down possibly looking for prey. Taken with my Sony 7RM5 and Tamron 50-400mm lens. ISO 125, 1/320sec at f/6.3 and 2+ compensation. This is almost, if not a high key image. I cropped to the verticle but would like suggestions as to if I need to crop more. Minimal post processing in ON1 2024, setting the black and white points and I probably masked the eagle and added dynamic contrast and sharpening.