Osprey Rising

Gallery: AvianPosted February 10, 2012291 views15 comments

Hi everyone, I've just returned from 3 months of shooting and leading tours in Ecuador as well as spending time with Angie's family there. I had some trouble with my laptop so I have only processed the barbet so far, I'll start getting more from Ecuador up next week. I took this shot last spring at Ankeny NWR in Oregon. This Osprey had just snagged a good sized catfish and was preparing to exit the water. About 85% of the original image.

7D 500F4 1/1000 F5, iso 800, handheld

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15 comments

Comment posted by Alan Murphy on February 10, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Love the image Nate. Looks like it could use a CW rotation?

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Comment posted by David Haynes on February 10, 2012 at 10:06 PM

Great timing on this one Nate. I like the partial reflection as well. Good exposure and good eye contact. Looks like he went in right in front of you. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM

welcome back, Nate. this is awesome! and not an easy moment to capture. very cool.

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 10, 2012 at 11:12 PM

six thumbs up and that's it, what a moment!!!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 10, 2012 at 11:41 PM

Welcome back to the great North-west Nate

This is a killer action shot. By the looks of that wave it must have been a huge catfish, I like the very determined look on the osprey's face. Sweet Photo

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 11, 2012 at 7:23 AM

Excellent capture, love the wing span and the churning water.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 11, 2012 at 9:39 AM

Excellent capture and exquisite timing. Did you consider a bit of counterclockwise rotation?

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 11, 2012 at 10:21 AM

Thanks for your comments everyone! This was a tough one as far as rotation. I have had suggestions for both cw and ccw rotation in this thread. If you go by the splash it needs just a touch of cw rotation but that would have the left wing pointing down a lot, making it look not quite right, so I left it as I shot it which seemed a good balance to me.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 11, 2012 at 12:06 PM

This is just wonderful! I think you have the rotation right, looking at the reflections. Sharon

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 11, 2012 at 4:28 PM

Very neat shot. Looks like this bird is rising from the depths like the Phoenix of greek mythology.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 12, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Cool timing, Nate. Welcome back.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 12, 2012 at 10:30 PM

What a striking image, Nate! Love the wing spread; trying to imagine the power it must take to break out of the water, especially with payload. This shot expresses the effort beautifully.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 13, 2012 at 3:26 PM

Hey Nate-welcome back. Terrific action capture and the usual excellent techs as well. I can't get over the strength these bird possess to be able to pull themselves and their prey out of the water from what looks like little or no remaining forward flight motion. Great work getting this image!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 14, 2012 at 10:15 AM

Wonderful timing to get this Nate, I like the wing display and how the osprey looks half submerged in the water, nice job in getting this, well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on February 21, 2012 at 9:24 AM

Amazing capture Nate.
May

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