"Home With The Catch 3"

WINNER of the Your Early Work and Inspiration Challenge in the Live and Let Live Group
JOINT WINNER of the Birds in Flight Challenge in the High Quality Animal Images Group
WINNER of the Your Favorite Nature Photo Challenge in the Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man Made) Group
3rd Place in the Your Favorite Canadiana Image Challenge in the Canadiana Group
Featured in “300+ Go Long!” August 2009
Featured in “For the love of Canon” August 2009
Featured in “I Love Birds” August 2009
Featured in “Canon DSLR” August 2009
Featured in “Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art” October 2009
Featured in “Wild Birds in Flight” October 2009
Featured in “Canadiana” November 2009
Featured in “High Quality Animal Images” November 2009
Featured in “World Wildlife Photography” December 2009
A magnificent Bald Eagle about to land on its nest clutching a fish in its talons to feed to a young eaglet.
Photographed off the east coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, this was one of the images taken during the first year of photographing action at this Bald Eagle’s nest. After a few visits and many hours of waiting patiently and after numerous failed attempts I eventually captured this shot of one of the eagles returning to the nest clutching a fish in its talons. I was truly inspired by the event and returned to photograph at the same nest site the following two years. For further details of my experiences photographing at this nest site please see here
510 views as at December 6, 2009
This is one of the images used in my Fly with the Eagles calendar
Canon 20D
1/500sec f8 ISO 200

"Home With The Catch 3" belongs to the following groups:
*Focus and Lighting*, 300+ Go Long!, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, All That is Nature (Photography Only), Animal Kingdom, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Canadiana - (limit 3/day), Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Creative, Talented, and Unknown, For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, Friends of RedBubble, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, I Love Birds, Live and Let Live, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Nature's Wonders, Photography Challenge Group, Shameless Self-Promotion, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, THE 500 TO 5000 VIEWINGS GROUP, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Birds, The Great Outdoors or Uninhabited lands of the World, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Wild Birds in Flight, Wildlife, Landscape, and Nature Photography Online Magazine and World Wildlife Photography Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Olga Zvereva
Gorgeous capture, Martin!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Olga!
Kelly Robinson
Martin Smart replied
Wow, thank you so much Kelly!! Very much appreciated!
James Leader
Excellent capture!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you James!
bobculshaw
What awesome timing! Excellent!
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks Bob!
Jan Cartwright
Amazing capture and such clarity in the face and eyes. What lens did you use with your 20D?
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your comments Jan! For this shot I used my Canon EF500 F4L IS with a 1.4x converter.
Jerry & Brenda...
Excellent capture you have great timing!!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Jerry and Brenda. Believe me, I spent many hours waiting for this shot!!!
AFogArty
Excellent capture Martin.
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much!
Sharon Talson
Wonderful sighting and capture.
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Sharon!
David Lewins LRPS
Stunning! You have some wonderful work Martin and I’m very pleased to have found it.
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much your comments David and for taking the time to check out my work – much appreciated!
betty porteus
wow – the image we all dream of taking – congratulations
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much Betty, I appreciate the compliment!
David Clarke
Superb image, Martin!! Congratulations on the feature!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much David!
LarryH
Truly shot of A lifetime super clean great job!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much for your comments Larry!
Virginia N. Fred
Wow fantastic capture
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Virginia!
kathy s gillen...
Martin Smart replied
Wow, thanks so much Kathy! I really appreciate this being selected from the many excellent images you get submitted!
Dave & Trena P...
oh wow what a beautiful capture! fantastic!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Dave & Trena!
Glenda Remaklus
Magnificent Martin! :-)
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks Glenda!
AnnDixon
Wonderful capture, you have really wonderful work,
Martin Smart replied
Thank you for the very kind compliment Ann, and for taking the time to view my work!
Rick & Deb Larson
A truly AWESOME capture!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ :)
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much for your comments Rick & Deb!
Jens Helmstedt
Great capture Martin!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Jens!
Dave Corn
MOST EXCELLENT!!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much for the compliment Dave!
EverChanging1
WOW!! You have an amazing gallery Martin….thoroughly enjoyed looking at all your great images:-))
Martin Smart replied
Hi Kim, thank you very much for taking the time to look at my gallery and for your very kind comments!
Ludwig Heinrich
Great capture
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Ludwig!
Karen Tillotson
FANTASTIC!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Karen!
PFrogg
Excellent capture
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much PFrogg!
jesika
A superb capture, brilliant shot. Patience pays!
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Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for the compliments jesika, much appreciated!
niki78
Nicely captured superb bird.
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much for the comments Niki!
janice( jinne...
fantastic capture!
-congratulations on all your features!
-JINNEY
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much for your compliments Jinney, much appreciated!
Donna Ridgway
This is such a great shot! He was really putting on the brakes!
Martin Smart replied
He sure was Donna, its amazing with the speed at which they are traveling that they land on the nest with such precision and without harming the eaglets! Thank you so much for your comments!
Magaret Meintjes
Congratulations! your work has just been featured in Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Well done!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for the feature Margaret, truly appreciated!
Nature's Realm
Another beautiful shot well taken. – Dennis
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks for your kind comments Dennis!
Sean Jansen
Gorgeous capture….these are such magnificent birds and you captured this one in all its glory !!
Martin Smart replied
Really appreciate your comments Sean, thank you very much!
Judy Grant
WOW !! Very nice capture !:)
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much Judy!
Bellavista2
Oh my goodness astounding capture of Nature, instant Fave….’Wow!”
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much for checking out my work Ann-maree and for your kind comments!
John Wright
Incredible capture. Simple perfect timing, really couldn’t be better.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your kind comments John, truly appreciated!
Nikki Mulkern
This is a stunning capture! Amazing timing!!! =)
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks for your comments Nikki, much appreciated!
Ryan Schain
I just recently created a group for photographs of birds in flight. You would be an excellent addition to the group, and this photo would be an excellent addition as well! – http://www.redbubble.com/groups/wild-birds-in-flight
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Ryan, I’ll be happy to!
Gary Lengyel
Awesome!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Gary!
Andrew Jones
Excellent action photograph.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Andrew!
George Cousins
Great shot Martin, perfect timing! Congrats on the features too!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your comments George, much appreciated!
Vickie Emms
Martin Smart replied
I’m really pleased to finish in the Top Ten Vickie, thanks very much to the
hosts for organising the challenge!
George Cousins
Hi Martin, congrats on the Challenge.. when I looked at the entries, I thought this one would be at the top tier for sure!
Martin Smart replied
Hi George, thank you again for your kind words and support, it’s always good to hear from a fellow Vancouver Islander!!
Max Wildi-Trem...
Very nice picture! Favorite! Probably my favorite of all my favorited picutres!
Martin Smart replied
Wow, thank you very much for such a generous comment Max, very kind of you!
Al Williscroft
Wow Martin!!
!!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Al, appreciate the comment!
Adrian Geronimo
this is one of the good reasons to own a telephoto lens. unfortunately for me, i haven’t photographed an eagle before. saw one when i used to work at stanley park, but of course my camera had to be at home. you captured this nicely though. looks like he’s about to land his catch of the day too. great depth of field and framing.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Adrian, appreciate your comments!
Dave & Trena P...
congrats on your very well deserved feature!!!
Dave & Trena P...
and win!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Dave & Trena for your kind comments!
Curtis Sheppard
Martin, congrats on your win! Very well deserved. Great photo!
Martin Smart replied
Many thanks for your kind comments Curtis, much appreciated!
geoffgrattan
congrats Martin it is a FANTASTIC shot you deserve towin
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your kind comments Geoff!
Rick & Deb Larson
Martin, HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved challenge WIN!!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much for your kind comments Rick & Deb, this image has always been one of my personal favourites so I am really pleased that it has been so acknowledged!
Shelagh Linton
congrats on your challenge win, this is a powerful shot. :)
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Shelagh, I appreciate your comments!
Themis
Another challenge, another well-deserved win :-) – congratulations! Excellent image, it’s got action, context, detail, colour – the lot!
Martin Smart replied
I very much appreciate your commentsThemis, thank you!
richiedean
Superb image Martin, a well deserved challenge winner … !!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Richie, appreciate your comments, looks like you gave me a run for my money!!
Robert Elliott 27 days ago
superb capture
Martin Smart replied 26 days ago
Thank you very much Robert, ! appreciate your comment!
Themis 26 days ago
Happy to repeat myself :-) ‘Another challenge, another well-deserved win’ Congratulations! It’s definitely one of my favourites
Martin Smart replied 26 days ago
Thanks again Themis, your support is much appreciated!
Lynda McDonald 24 days ago
absolutely fabulous, congratulations
Martin Smart replied 24 days ago
Thank you very much Lynda!
NATURELENS 21 days ago
Superb image Martin :-)
Martin Smart replied 21 days ago
Thank you very much Neil!
Beve Brown-Clark 21 days ago
Awesome dramatic landing captured!! Congrats!!
Martin Smart replied 21 days ago
Thanks so much for your comments Beve, truly appreciated!
Rosej 18 days ago
Just completely amazing – clearly worth all the hours of ‘waiting’. You deserve the capture – stunning.
Martin Smart replied 18 days ago
Many thanks for your kind words Rose and for checking out my gallery!
David Lewins LRPS 16 days ago
Well done on another Feature Martin and for being Featured yourself in High Quality Animal Images, Congratulations from me it’s a wonderful image.
Martin Smart replied 16 days ago
Thanks very much for the compliments David. It’s an honour to have been featured personally in this particular group, and I’ve been thrilled at the overall response to this image.
George Lenz 13 days ago
awesome capture…
Martin Smart replied 13 days ago
Thank you very much George!
Ann J. Przyojski 6 days ago
Outstanding Congratz on your feature.
Martin Smart replied 5 days ago
Many thanks for your comments Ann, much appreciated!
foppe47 4 days ago
superb capture!!!!
Foppe
Martin Smart replied 3 days ago
Thank you very much Foppe!