About the Image(s)

Canon R5 Mirrorless with RF 100-500 with 2x teleconverter, tripod
ISO 1600 1000 mm focal length, f/16 1/1000 sec

My husband and I recently joined the local county Audubon Society here in central Florida. The members watch eagle nests and report how many eaglets there are and if there are two parents. I was able to go along and set up my tripod for this shot. It's a very long distance and a lot of cropping is involved.

The parent (not necessarily a mom, eagles co-parent and difficult to tell apart, the other parent is getting food or is a "sentinel" watching to keep predators away) was feeding the two eaglets and then suddenly dove out of the nest. I have two interesting shots of the adult leaving the nest and where we can see an eaglet, and this is one.

I like how the adult's wings mimic the branches. We can see that there are 2 eaglets, and we can see how large the nest is.

In Lightroom, I cropped in, added orange saturation for the adult's beak and feet, and opened shadows, so we saw more of the adult and the eaglet.

In Photoshop, I used Topaz DeNoise, Sharpen, and then NIK Tonal Contrast. I would love to remove the chicken bone and white feathers from the meal by the eaglet, but I can't do that and keep this in PSA Nature. I used selective masks to bring out the adult's face and have the eaglet show up more. There is some blur on the wing tips, but I think that's fine, given the adults face and even though the tail is quite sharp.

I'm open to your suggestions! Thanks so much!