Osprey Morning Catch
by Roman Kurywczak
This was taken in Ft Myers Fla. Even though I have photographed many different birds, Osprey's are one of my favorites because of thier fishing abilities! I was fortunate to get the entire sequence of the catch until the Osprey flew off overhead right in front of me!
Canon 1D Mark III with the Sigma 300-800mm @ 800mm at f8 and 1/3200 sec and ISO 800 all tripod mounted w/ wimberly head. Slight crop bottom and behind and a sliver off top.
Comments
20 commentsGreat catch.
May
I really love the pose you captured here, the fish in the talon, the direct gaze of the Osprey and the lovely contrast of the warm tones of the bird and the cool tones of the water.
I think I would have left a little more of the image above the osprey, but that is merely my own personal tastes showing through. The lack of detail in some of the feathers though would be my first concern, this species has such beautiful details in the feathers and I think it would strengthen this image of more of the details showed.
This image has loads of potential and with some more work it could shine even brighter than it does now.
I can see the halo that has been mentioned and that should be relatively easy to fix.
This is an outstanding shot. I'd be happy with an decent shot of an Osprey catching a fish but to get one like this would be wonderful. Not only is the Osprey's eye nice and clear but you can see the eye of the hapless Ladyfish as well. Well done!
Jagdeep Rajput