Osprey Lift-Off

Gallery: AvianPosted January 12, 201399 views5 comments

On a fall trip to Jackson Hole I saw this osprey soaring then land near by. In the past I have not had success approaching, this one proved to be more patient with me. I waited for close to an hour for this moment. During the wait I got plenty of poses as it scanned the river.It is remarable how far things fly when they evacuate their bowels, thankfully not in my direction!
5D MKII
EF 300 f/2.8 with a 1.4 extender
ISO 500, f/ 8.0 @ 1/1250

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5 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 12, 2013 at 3:25 PM

Brad: Unless you meant the snag to be the subject I suspect you really meant to post this in Avian. I'll move it for you.

Excellent capture BTW and well worth the wait. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 12, 2013 at 4:12 PM

Very nice. The only small change I would make would be to clone out the piece of branch on the bottom of the image.
Thanks for sharing.

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 12, 2013 at 6:06 PM

Good timing to capture this lift off! If this is full frame, I'd add a little canvas to the top, and leave a little less of the tree. Beautiful blue sky and you got a great head turn. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 12, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Nice pose. For me it is way too tight at the top. If you choose to, should be easy enough to add some canvas.

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 12, 2013 at 10:55 PM

Nice, Brad. Excellent detail in the larger image. I'd be tempted to add some canvas to the top and maybe trim some off the right to give it a more vertical appearance.

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