lake effect

There are days that I work to make an image and there are days where luck is on my side. Today was a lucky day. I was driving through the monochromatic landscape in southern St. Louis County when I noticed this eagle on a snag. I was fortunate enough that the eagle allowed me to drive past, slam in reverse, turn down the radio, roll down my window, and make some photos. As I saw that he was comfortable with the car I decided to press my luck a bit more. I slowly opened my car door and sneaked out of the vehicle to make more photos. The eagle tired of me clicking my shutter and decided move on to the next snag and that is when I made this frame. I have often tried to photograph eagles that I see while driving and often just slowing down the car to a stop spooks them. That’s why today was a lucky day.