Osprey

Gallery: AvianPosted August 25, 2010166 views22 comments

Here is a shot from a few days ago. This young osprey flew by and took a good look at me as it went by. That is what I like about this image. The great eye contact and look at both eyes. My only wish was that at least some part of its feet were visible. Oh well. Please view larger image for best detail. Thanks

Canon 7D
500mm f/4
ISO 640
1/3200s
f/6.3
HH
approximately 90% of FF

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 25, 2010 at 7:49 PM

Awesome head turn and DOF - you nailed this shot

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

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on August 25, 2010 at 8:11 PM

Ron, you are right, the eye contact is what makes this image for sure!! Great details and sharpness too! Congrats!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 25, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Great eye contact - it makes my happy that surfing the web is works only one way (at least I hope so).

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 25, 2010 at 9:28 PM

I agree, Ron. Wonderful eye contact. I can live without the feet.

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

Comment posted by David Williams on August 25, 2010 at 11:17 PM

Wonderful shot with great eye contact. I think the wings in the down position work really well in this case.

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 26, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Superb, Ron. Obviously, the eye contact makes the shot, but the other details are very nice, too. My only suggestion would be for the wing tips to be a little sharper, but I'm unsure how much tighter your aperture would have to be...

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 26, 2010 at 12:49 AM

Now that's eye contact. Excellent flight photo, don't get much sharper than this! The body really utilizes the frame well, sort of a rectangle within a rectangle.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 26, 2010 at 3:29 AM

Avesome, Ron

Excellent pose and with a superb eye contact.Congrs.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 26, 2010 at 3:51 AM

Love the eye contact here, Ron. Nice light and detail too. Sweet shot!

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 26, 2010 at 7:15 AM

Great shot Ron - love the eye contact

cheers
Rob

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

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 26, 2010 at 10:35 AM

the eye contact here is just fantastic, Ron. wing position is really nice too. feet are not a nit for me, this is excellent.

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

Comment posted by David Buck on August 26, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Great shot! Were you up high or was he flying low?

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 26, 2010 at 4:16 PM

As far as getting at eye level with this bird. I was up on top of a levee and it was flying rather low. So a little of both.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 26, 2010 at 5:09 PM

The eye contact makes it that little bit special.
It was probably your 500mm f4 that caught it's eye

Well captured.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 26, 2010 at 5:26 PM

Definitely giving you the big eye(s), what a look, great timing to get this, way to go.

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

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 26, 2010 at 7:22 PM

Luke said it best Ron, you really did "nail this shot". I'm not missing those feet one iota. The eye contact is superb. And 90% of full frame, without TC - don't know how you do it. One of your very best IMO!

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 26, 2010 at 8:04 PM

Forget the feet. I don't even think about them while staring at those eyes. Really like this, Ron.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on August 26, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Awesome Ron!

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 27, 2010 at 6:03 AM

Super C