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Osprey Couple
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Osprey Couple

by Guy Runco

Gallery: AvianPosted September 21, 2011123 views6 comments
An osprey couple tending to their nest on a May evening in Colorado.

As always, comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Lake Granby, CO
Sony A200
Sony 70-300 @ 300mm
1/500 sec @ f5.6
iso 250

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 22, 2011 at 12:37 AM
Wonderful shot of the Osprey coming in to land Guy. Although my guess is that you thought about this and preferred to keep all of the nest in, had this been mine I think my preference would have been to crop some of it from the LH side of the frame and again from the upper edge to keep the rectangular proportions. Not only would this of course make the subject larger, but I'd prefer the composition as well.
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 22, 2011 at 11:20 AM
I agree with Ashley, cropping down from the upper left hand would give the Ospreys more pop. great shot.
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 22, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Nice angle and action, Guy. Hard to tell about image quality at this size and with the birds relatively small in the frame. I think I agree with Ashley's crop suggestion.
:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 23, 2011 at 7:13 AM
A great shot, however I agree with Ashleys on cropping and letting the birds be more of the main subject. Otherwise well taken as is.
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on September 23, 2011 at 7:47 AM
Nice shot of the osprey. I agree with Ashleys suggestion of cropping, but would also like to see either more or less of the nest. It is a neat photo of the osprey. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 24, 2011 at 1:20 PM
I guess I'm in the minority but I quite like the composition as is. The reason is that you've included the whole nest and the bird flying in is situated right at about the rule of thirds. If you cropped anything I would crop just a touch from the right. The only thing is I'd like to see it posted larger so we could appreciate it more. Nice image Guy :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments