Dinning Osprey

Gallery: AvianPosted March 21, 2011204 views16 comments

D300s
SS 1/1600
F/5.6
850mm (600 w/1.4 tc)
ISO 400
Exposure Program Manual
Metering Mode Spot
White Balance Cloudy
Exposure Mode Manual
Tripod Wimberley

Another Osprey shot from a month ago. Left a little more room this time since my last Osprey post some of you recommended that I leave a little more room. This was cropped about 45%, desaturated slightly, sharpened and straightened. I believe the fish is a rainbow trout but I'm not exactly sure. Please see larger size for commenting and critiqueing. Thanks for looking. Have a great week.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on March 21, 2011 at 10:45 PM

David, Chalk up another one for the Nikon guys. I think the fish is a trout. I like the pose with the wings up. Sharp as usual.

Saw a Kite at San Joaquin this morning, Images too soft, as usual. I need some of that David magic.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Sweet action and the background is at the perfect distance to provide context without being distracting.... the look on the fish and the view of the talons is amazing.

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

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 21, 2011 at 10:51 PM

cool shot, David. I like the setting and the trout with the water flying off it looks great. compositionally, I think this looks good--I like how the bird has some room to fly into, and even a little looser would be ok as I think it shows the crop a little.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 21, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Nice catch!
Good technique to pan with a tripod and a heavy 600! I gave up trying - just too awkwrd for me.
Nice trout, good wing position, and great water drops.
Sweet!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 22, 2011 at 12:06 AM

Very nice action shot and I love that you've managed to capture it with the eye of the Trout in plain view as well as with the water droplets falling from it. From my own experience I know that capturing great detail in the feathers of an Osprey is not easy, but I think you've manage that very well too, all in all, a great job David :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 22, 2011 at 6:51 AM

Very nice flight shot David. The trout is nice as is the bird's flight position. Bird is nice and sharp against a good BG. Well done.

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

Comment posted by Christopher Dodds on March 22, 2011 at 6:53 AM

Terrific action and great catch.

Registered on October 14, 2010, 9 Posts, 46 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 22, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Nicely done David. Great wing position and I like that the eye and the red of the gills are so obvious. Composition looks fine to me as does the setting. This shows just how quickly Osprey orient their fish prey to the head-first position.

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

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 22, 2011 at 9:12 AM

Great action. The position of the fish and the intense look on the osprey are priceless. Very nice detail captured against a wonderful background.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Great action and behavior. The eye is super sharp, and there is a wonderful view of the trout. Super shot.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 22, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Great capture, David ! The eye contact of both preyer and prey is amazing.

Mauro

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

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 22, 2011 at 10:53 AM

Great capture. I love the way it shows the Osprey's typical cross footed hold on a capture when transporting it.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 22, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Excellent flight shot and good timing to get this. I like the wing position, the look and the trout in the claws. The larger image looks great, well done.

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

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 22, 2011 at 4:15 PM

Good one, David. The up curve of the trout goes well with the sweeping lines of the oprey's wings.

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

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 22, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Sweet! Great clarity and action in the larger version, nice work David

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

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 22, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Wonderful shot, David! The position of the talons in the back feet is very fascinating. The low angle, reeds in the background, wing position - all make this a top notch image. Perfect techs.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments