Doug Lloyd
An Example
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A crappy picture but how many can you count. Most of my eagle photos are shot in the winter when the eagles are concentrated along the ocean because the rivers and lakes are frozen. This shot was taken on the spit at Homer Alaska. It dosent show but a tiny fraction. I counted one evening and there were 107 just looking one direction. Its suggested that in the neighborhood of 500 winter in and around Homer. I also shoot quite a bit in and around Eagle River (Appropriate Name) Alaska in February. The larger problem shooting winter eagles is you relly go through the batterys. I have had a couple ocassion where I went through 8 in a day. And remember they are short days in Alaska winters.
Don asked on another post how many gig I shot in Homer in March. A bit over 16 in less than 7 true hours of shooting in 6 days. We were weathered out most of the trip.
If your heart say you just must go on a major eagle excursion then alaska in the winter is the place. BUT be prepared to be weathered out and temps than can be -20F or worse. Homer shooting will never be what it was in the past due to some restrictions passed by the city council. I will give it a go one more time next march but I fear disappointment is in my future.
Another place you might look into is Haines Alaska. They have a Bald Eagle festival every November. I have been 3 times and got some decent shooting but snowflakes big as silver dollars everytime.
I had planned to attend again this year with a friend from BC but I got taped to teach a class in Nome Alaska that week. Oh And another in Bethel Alaska the last week of November. Dang I must be living right. 2 clases this fall and both in the bush. Yea Right!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I just know canon is gonna have that 40D on the market before spring migration and these classes will cover it and a couple new pieces of glass. My poor ol 20d is right close to 60 thousand shots.
Ok I have bore you enough. If yall knew how long it took me to type all this you would understand why my comments are most times short.
An Example
© All rights reserved
A crappy picture but how many can you count. Most of my eagle photos are shot in the winter when the eagles are concentrated along the ocean because the rivers and lakes are frozen. This shot was taken on the spit at Homer Alaska. It dosent show but a tiny fraction. I counted one evening and there were 107 just looking one direction. Its suggested that in the neighborhood of 500 winter in and around Homer. I also shoot quite a bit in and around Eagle River (Appropriate Name) Alaska in February. The larger problem shooting winter eagles is you relly go through the batterys. I have had a couple ocassion where I went through 8 in a day. And remember they are short days in Alaska winters.
Don asked on another post how many gig I shot in Homer in March. A bit over 16 in less than 7 true hours of shooting in 6 days. We were weathered out most of the trip.
If your heart say you just must go on a major eagle excursion then alaska in the winter is the place. BUT be prepared to be weathered out and temps than can be -20F or worse. Homer shooting will never be what it was in the past due to some restrictions passed by the city council. I will give it a go one more time next march but I fear disappointment is in my future.
Another place you might look into is Haines Alaska. They have a Bald Eagle festival every November. I have been 3 times and got some decent shooting but snowflakes big as silver dollars everytime.
I had planned to attend again this year with a friend from BC but I got taped to teach a class in Nome Alaska that week. Oh And another in Bethel Alaska the last week of November. Dang I must be living right. 2 clases this fall and both in the bush. Yea Right!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I just know canon is gonna have that 40D on the market before spring migration and these classes will cover it and a couple new pieces of glass. My poor ol 20d is right close to 60 thousand shots.
Ok I have bore you enough. If yall knew how long it took me to type all this you would understand why my comments are most times short.