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Today sure was a busy one around here my friends. We had some shopping to do and a lot of preparation for Christmas in just over a day now. There is still more to do too. Naturally I really haven't had time this week to do much shooting so for today's photo I am sharing this Bald Eagle from a recent trip to the zoo.

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Friday December 22, 2017

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Today's photo is another shot I made during a recent trip to the Elwood Park Zoo. This time I share with you an American Bald Eagle.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 250mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F11
- Shutter Speed 1/50 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Once again there was minimal cropping and I did some minor adjustments in Photoshop.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday February 21, 2017

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I was going over some RAW images this afternoon and I came across a few shots from Elmwood Park Zoo that I would like process and share with you. And to start off here is one of the many eagles that call Elmwood home.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 128mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F11
- Shutter Speed 1/50 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

No cropping was done but I did do some adjustments in Photoshop with the help of Google's NIK Collection of filters.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Monday February 20, 2017

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I have shared many eagle shots from the zoo but never one of these guys. At least I don't think I have. And if I have shared one it wasn't this photo. This was on December 30th. You can see some of the falling snow flurries we got that day.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma 18-250mm DC Lens at 250mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/125 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 500
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Cropped and color adjusted in Photoshop. I also used the wonderful NIK Collection to clean up some grain and bring out some extra detail.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Wednesday January 11, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - November 4, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

We visit the Elmwood Park Zoo quite often throughout the year. And the first thing we see when entering the zoo is the Eagle Exhibit. And I never get tired of it. There is something very majestic about these birds of prey. During our trip last week alone I shot at least 200 frames of the Eagles. Today I would like to share this one with you.

And how about a video of an eagle with a lot to say?

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday November 3, 2016

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March 21, 2015 - Photo of The Day

The snow is gone and it feels like Spring again. Well at least there is no more snow falling. There is still a lot on the ground but it is melting. Hopefully in a few more days it will all be gone. 

With the weather change I though it would be nice to take a trip to the local zoo. And I was right! It was just warm enough to be outdoors for a long period of time but it was also wet enough that the zoo was not crowded at all. And above all most of the animals were active. I shot a lot of photos and it will take a while to go through all of them. But I did process a few and would like to share them with you. These are all photos of the American Bald Eagles that call the zoo home. Except for the first. The first shot is of another bird. A vulture in fact. You see the zoo had been inundated with vultures for a few years now. It's almost like they are an exhibit but no they just "live" there. And it does take it's toll. This first image is evidence of this toll. And it's not pretty.

As you can see the vulture is eating. It's eating one of the Koi that live in the pond in the Eagle exhibit. This one was not so fortunate and became someone's lunch. But I suppose it's just nature.

Okay enough of that. Here are the Bald Eagles.

This guy was a little noisy. I was going to do a video but as soon as I got my phone out he shut up. Oh well maybe next time.

Here are a few more shots.

And since I couldn't get the Eagle to "talk" on video here is a bird that was happy to speak his mind. Click the link below.


Chatty Owl <<< Click Here

And finally here is today's "Amaryllis Watch" photo. We are really getting close now.

And that's all for today. Be sure to check back real soon for more of our trip to the zoo.

Until next time...