A better photo of the sea-eagle's nest

@JudyEv (325584)
Rockingham, Australia
January 23, 2018 10:27pm CST
My last post was about a sea-eagle’s nest in the Fitzgerald River National Park near Hopetoun in south-east Western Australia. I always have trouble deciding which photo to use. I wanted to show something of the surroundings but that meant the nest was a bit hard to discern. However if I used a close-up, readers wouldn’t have a sense of the position of the next in the larger environment. So here is a photo which shows the nest better. These nests can sometimes be four metres tall. Do you have trouble choosing a photo for a post? I could learnt to do a collage I guess but then both photos would be smaller. I do wish we could post more than one. Putting one in the comments isn’t always the answer so it can disappear too if there are several comments on the one thread.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jan 18
This is a good follow up photo.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
At least you can more easily see the nest.
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@Fleura (29110)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 18
Wow that's much taller than I expected, it looks like a vase!
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
It's a least several metres high so it's a pretty big vase.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Jan 18
tgats a love ly photo really fantastic
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
Thank you. I'm glad you like it.
@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
24 Jan 18
Lovely photo! Thanks for posting this one.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
At least you can see the nest now.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
27 Jan 18
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@jstory07 (134388)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jan 18
That is a nice picture that you took of the sea eagle nest.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
You can see it more clearly in this photo.
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@Juliaacv (48373)
• Canada
24 Jan 18
Sometimes its a toss up as to what photo to use as they really show something different depending on where you stood to get that shot and the angles and lighting. This is a really good shot.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
Thanks. A photo can help a great deal if you are trying to describe something.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 18
That's a fantastic one. How far away was it taken from?
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
We were quite some distance away. If you look at the photo on the other post you can see where we're standing in relation to the rock.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
25 Jan 18
I have not used a photo on a few posts recently but yes, I do usually have a photo in mind for a post.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
25 Jan 18
@JudyEv some days I am just rushing and don't bother with a photo but I do think it raises a post up to have one.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
Not all posts needs a photo but many of mine would be very ordinary without one. It depends what you're writing about I guess.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
@BelleStarr I always like to have one for some reason. I usually put a flower or tree if I don't have something that 'fits'.
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• Philippines
24 Jan 18
I hope they leave it alone permanently and not put any human intervention of any kind. They deserve sanctuary.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
It would be very hard to interfere with the nest at its present site. Although our friend climbed out there, not many people would be foolish enough to attempt it.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
24 Jan 18
That’s a safe position for a nest. I don’t use pictures for my posts very often
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
24 Jan 18
@JudyEv if we had such beautiful landscapes I would be taking photos every day
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
I always put a photo but I'm quite happy to read posts without photos so I don't think it makes much difference really. It depends what you're talking about. Sometimes a photo makes a point clearer than just trying to explain it. For instance, this discussion would go nowhere without a photo.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
24 Jan 18
The photo is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I can usually find my photos pretty quick. Either off my computer or bing.com. Thanks again for sharing that awesome picture!
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• United States
25 Jan 18
@JudyEv Were are your photos? Like are they on a memory stick? That's where I keep most of mine. Much easier that way.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 18
@Butchcass4 They are on the computer and sorted into categories but it seems occasionally one still goes missing.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
I'm glad you like it. We have so many photos and they are not always easily found.
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• Eugene, Oregon
24 Jan 18
This one really shows it well. I do have trouble choosing when I have more than one.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
Particularly because Australia isn't so familiar to others, I sometimes like to include as much background as possible but of course it makes the focus point much smaller.
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@DianneN (246525)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Ah, much better! I also had difficulty deciding which of my 2700+ photos to use. lol
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
You're obviously spoilt for choice!
@Mshafeeq (1445)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jan 18
That's amazing photo you have taken it. Clearly see the eeagles best.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
@Mshafeeq Thanks.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
I have cropped a photo to bring the nest a little closer.
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@Mshafeeq (1445)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jan 18
@JudyEv it looks beautiful good shoot.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Jan 18
Now you have done it. I will have to go learn more about the sea eagle. This is a new bird to me.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
I was surprised that they can be found in so many parts of the world .
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
24 Jan 18
The picture is outstanding and it gives a bird's eye view. You have a point that if a picture is posted in comments, it gets lost after multiple comments. I think posting a collage is not a bad idea. I try to upload image relevant to the discussion, sometimes, these images are taken from internet and sometimes I use mine.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
25 Jan 18
@JudyEv A photograph along with the discussion helps others pay attention towards the post. I agree with you that it is not necessary that if a post is not accompanied by a picture, it will not get responses, some simple posts get many responses.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
I would have said that a photo attracts readers but I read discussions from those I'm following and don't always notice whether they have a photo or not so probably it doesn't matter. However a post like this one would be pretty boring without a photo.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan 18
That nest is cool and all, but check out that pretty blue water! What a paradise!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Jan 18
@JudyEv As cold as it's been here, I would love to be on that beach soaking up rays of sunshine and watching the sea eagles soar!
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
When you blow up the photo you can see all the little shiny specks of sunshine on the water.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 18
@moffittjc It's a pretty spekky area.
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@just4him (305846)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jan 18
Very nice picture of the nest. Yes, sometimes I do have trouble choosing the right picture for a post.
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@just4him (305846)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jan 18
@JudyEv I'm sure you would, but you have done wonderful photos on YouTube that doesn't lose detail.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
And if you combine them in a collage you lose some of the detail.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Jan 18
I was thinking about it too, like more photos to include here. You can try Pizzap for your photos, you can create a collage there.
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 18
That's a good idea. I need to knuckle down and learn how to do it.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Jan 18
@JudyEv Okay. I hope it helps you.
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25 Jan 18
It's look like an interesting thing that we never find before... Isn't it?
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@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jan 18
That's true. I haven't seen very many eagle's nests.
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