I had the sheer pleasure of spending 4 days on the west coast of Washington observing and photographing Eagles as they fought for food and prime fishing spots. I used my D850 to capture the action and put it all together in this story driven video. Enjoy!

Well, you have really topped yourself with this vid, and in my own back yard :^)  Easily the best eagle shots I've seen, and we have all seen a bunch.  Bravo!

...dude, you should sell this stuff to a network, not put it online for grabs.

Amazing photography and Outstanding narration Mark! Next year makesure you spend time in Conowingo Dam in Nov & Dec and Mississippi Lock & Dams in Jan & Feb for Eagles.I learned from your Florida wisdom and glad to see you are venturing out to other corner of this amazing country while crisscrossing the country through Colorado.Hopefully some network will see value in your Amazing talent and sponsor your passion.Sincerely,Saji

I don't usually like wildlife photography, but I watched your whole video.My favorite part was when you had the wherewithal to pan back down to a common crow during an eagle fight.It's a good thing the D850 can keep up with you! Super sharp pics almost guaranteed. It may not have the D500 speed, but I've owned both cameras myself and enjoy the D850 far more than the D500.A couple of your eagle shots were impressive to me, and it's very hard to do that since it's not something I'm usually interested in.

Focus Shift Shooting wrote:A couple of your eagle shots were impressive to me, and it's very hard to do that since it's not something I'm usually interested in.I agree and I suppose they're selected stills from video. Which I'm sure all 'action photography' will come down to in the end.

Flashlight wrote:Focus Shift Shooting wrote:A couple of your eagle shots were impressive to me, and it's very hard to do that since it's not something I'm usually interested in.I agree and I suppose they're selected stills from video. Which I'm sure all 'action photography' will come down to in the end.None of these were selected still from the video. They were all captures using the d850 in image mode and thank you!

Reilly Diefenbach wrote:Well, you have really topped yourself with this vid, and in my own back yard :^) Easily the best eagle shots I've seen, and we have all seen a bunch. Bravo!Thank you very much. I greatly enjoyed my time there and will be coming back for sure.

Flashlight wrote:...dude, you should sell this stuff to a network, not put it online for grabs.Would love too but not sure how to go about doing that!

skmadapatu wrote:Amazing photography and Outstanding narration Mark! Next year makesure you spend time in Conowingo Dam in Nov & Dec and Mississippi Lock & Dams in Jan & Feb for Eagles.I learned from your Florida wisdom and glad to see you are venturing out to other corner of this amazing country while crisscrossing the country through Colorado.Hopefully some network will see value in your Amazing talent and sponsor your passion.Sincerely,SajiThank you very much for the kind words. I'm having so much fun. I've heard great things about those locations and might have to make a trip there next season.

Focus Shift Shooting wrote:I don't usually like wildlife photography, but I watched your whole video.My favorite part was when you had the wherewithal to pan back down to a common crow during an eagle fight.It's a good thing the D850 can keep up with you! Super sharp pics almost guaranteed. It may not have the D500 speed, but I've owned both cameras myself and enjoy the D850 far more than the D500.A couple of your eagle shots were impressive to me, and it's very hard to do that since it's not something I'm usually interested in.Thank you so much. That is quite a set of compliments. I appreciate them very much. Yes, the crow was so smart. It had to be included in the story.I've found the d850 with the 500mmf4 prime to be far superior to the d500 in every way but the buffer. This combo is just incredible.

These were great images.  I typically share your videos with my local photography club(s) on Facebook.  Your videos and stories are continuously improving, and I want people to see what you're doing.  Keep up the great work and thanks for keeping the language clean!

FreeLB wrote:Your videos and stories are continuously improvingYes, that is true.There are some things that still need help and I could PM about that; but generally though FreeLB is correct, your work is improving steadily.

Spellbinding - more twists and turns than a Shakespeare play! Enjoyed your video start to finish. Congratulations and thanks. -iwbs

Fabulous photography and wonderful storytelling.  Beautifully done.  I've never stumbled on your work before but I'm glad I did now.  I look forward to more.

He’s got a nice set of videos on his YouTube channel

FreeLB wrote:These were great images. I typically share your videos with my local photography club(s) on Facebook. Your videos and stories are continuously improving, and I want people to see what you're doing. Keep up the great work and thanks for keeping the language clean!Thanks for watching, the compliments and for sharing!

Focus Shift Shooting wrote:FreeLB wrote:Your videos and stories are continuously improvingYes, that is true.There are some things that still need help and I could PM about that; but generally though FreeLB is correct, your work is improving steadily.Thanks so much. Would love to hear your thoughts via PM if you want.

iwannabesedated wrote:Spellbinding - more twists and turns than a Shakespeare play! Enjoyed your video start to finish. Congratulations and thanks. -iwbsThank you so much. It was a great experience. Glad you enjoyed it all the way through.

bathgate wrote:Fabulous photography and wonderful storytelling. Beautifully done. I've never stumbled on your work before but I'm glad I did now. I look forward to more.Thank you very much! You can see more at my youtube channel.https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkSmithphotography