Morning Swim, Eagle Style
by Daniel Eskridge
Title
Morning Swim, Eagle Style
Artist
Daniel Eskridge
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
A short toed snake eagle skims across a calm lake. Water splashes up as he dips his claws into the water as he glides over. The morning sun is hidden behind dark clouds, but rays of light still cut through the sky. In the distance, the shore is lined with autumn colored trees.
The short toed snake eagle is found in various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. With a name like that, you can probably guess what it's primary source of food is: snakes...not fish as you might think looking at my image. Really I just wanted to create a picture of some kind of raptor flying low over water. After trying different colorations, I landed on the short toed eagle and thought it looked the best. So, it's a bit of an incorrect image, but I was going for artistic effect rather than accuracy.
I created this scene using digital art techniques.
Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge
Original art by Daniel Eskridge. Fine art and home decor. Images depicting the adventures of the natural world including wildlife, Native Americans, paleoart, fantasy and more.
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November 19th, 2015
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Comments (16)
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… ADULT WATER BIRDS WITH WATER! Fl
Gary F Richards
Spectacular eagle waterfowl composition, lighting, shading, stunning colors and artwork! F/L voted
Elizabeth Winter
Wow! Amazing work Daniel! Love how you capture the moment he puts his claws in the water! fv
Yvonne Nowicka-Wright
What a fantastic work. You really know how to capture the drama of the wild, that perfect moment... all to clearly glorify nature and its breath taking beauty!