Day 2 it was time to enter the eagle hiding. Two foxes were used to attract the eagles, since foxes (primarily cubs) are a common pray for Golden Eagles. Only one Eagle came and relatively early (around 09:30). Luckily the light was a little better this day, and I ended up with ISO 800 at f/2.8 to get 1/400 s shutter speed. A bit low shutter speed but the eagle was relatively still. I must say that the Golden Eagle is a magnificent bird, with...

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Shooting small birds in cold weather is always a challenge. Today was especially hard due to bad light, and lots of disturbance. I live along a rather busy street with lots of people passing quite close to the feeders. My iPhone shut it self of and even the birds seemed a bit frozen, but the 1d Mark III didn’t miss a beat, although the view finder fogged up repeatedly. After 35 minutes I gave up because of the bad light and slow shutter...

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This is a very discussed topic among photographers and the funny thing is, It’s impossible to contact Facebook to get clarification. Well, in this post I will be voicing my interpretation of these terms and why I believe them to be correct. First of all, the terms I will discuss is the copyright of photos, art, apps etc. as it’s the part I care for most. Facebook’s terms of agreement are easily found if you scroll to the...

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After a four day workshop with Canon Ambassadeur Brutus Östling in Lauvsnes Norway, we are back in Umeå with quite a few ideas and a lot of inspiration. The whole workshop was a fantastic experience with eagle-photography as main goal. That meant early mornings and days spent in hiding. Shooting from a hide is a must if you want to get really close to eagles although it also work’s really well for smaller birds. You have to be fairly...

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