Anger

Gallery: AvianPosted May 25, 201096 views10 comments

The Osprey nests where I am stationed right now are very close together along a stretch of road close to the James River, in Virginia. There are 5 nests within a 1/2 mile stretch. This makes for alot of confrontations, and I think that they just mess with each other on purpose! I will see one fly from its perch, straight at another Osprey's nest, and then "ITS ON"! Quite impressive to watch!

Olympus e3
Olympus ZD300 f2.8
ISO 640
f8
1/1250th
Tripod w/tilt and swivel head
FF
Neat Image on bg

Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on May 25, 2010 at 8:40 PM

They are quite capable of a good dog fight. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on May 25, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Great pose..the screaming facial expression sets the overall mood so nicely. MIght be my monitor but I could see it a bit brighter and with a slight contrast boost.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on May 25, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Great psoe with good detail. Contrast looks good on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on May 25, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Really like the pose, especially with the wingspread. Too bad its mouth wasn't open further.

Way to go!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 25, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Cool shot, Mike. The bird definitely conveys anger. Nice job on the technical aspects. Looks like duty has one benefit this time.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on May 26, 2010 at 12:45 AM

Great flight shot! This would be cool to witness. Nice shot

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 26, 2010 at 2:08 AM

A fine capture of the intensity these guys bring to defending their territories. I've seen similar behavior along Cascade Lake in central Idaho; things calm down when the ladies are on eggs.

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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on May 26, 2010 at 6:01 AM

Terrific photo Mike - you definitely caught the moment just right and nailed all the technicals as well.