Osprey

Gallery: AvianPosted August 1, 2010162 views16 comments

Here is one from a month or so ago. No fish, just a bird. No real story here. I like the light, the position of the bird, and the eye contact. Please view larger image for detail. Thanks.

Canon 7D
500 f/4
ISO 320
f/5.6
1/2500s
HH
about 65% of FF

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 1, 2010 at 9:52 PM

Real nice, I like the unique angle on this shot though I wish the talons stood out more (they blend in with the similarly colored tail feathers)

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 1, 2010 at 10:45 PM

Please send some of these gorgeous osprey out here! I haven't seen ONE since I moved back here.
Excellent image - perfect whites, great pose, nice comp.
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on August 1, 2010 at 11:01 PM

Ospreys are always appealing to me and you've certainly captured that appeal here, especially in that bright eye.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 1, 2010 at 11:21 PM

Nice, Ron. The head stands out well from the back wing in the larger version adn the exposure looks excellent.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 1, 2010 at 11:42 PM

looks great, Ron. nice job on the whites, nice details, great wing position.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 2, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Sweet flight shot Ron!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 2, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Sweet flight pose and detail Ron

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Darren McKenna on August 2, 2010 at 5:35 AM

Nice exposure and landing pose.

Registered on October 28, 2008, 31 Posts, 214 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 2, 2010 at 7:54 AM

A wonderful image !!! The talons are big plus here.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM

Nice one Ron - love the wing position (almost Batmanesque)

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baldwin on August 2, 2010 at 1:19 PM

Beautiful action and exposure Ron... I love the composition !
Dan

Registered on July 20, 2010, 3 Posts, 20 Comments

Comment posted by David Hemmings on August 2, 2010 at 3:01 PM

I love Ospreys and this is a beauty

Registered on May 26, 2006, 178 Posts, 1680 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on August 2, 2010 at 9:07 PM

Great shot Ron! Love the eye and the detail in the wing and tail feathers.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 3, 2010 at 11:38 AM

Wonderful flight shot, I like the look, the angle of the wing spread and how the claws are spread out, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 3, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Ron,

Great pose & action, love the way this gives me a feeling of being there and watching this, it feels intimate to me somehow. The blue sky compliments the warm colors of the osprey and I love how the tail is spread, the missing tail feather and the great look at the talons.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Bobby Perkins on August 4, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Awesome capture in flight Ron. Sharp and great position.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 2 Posts, 9 Comments