‘Eagle Alert’

Gallery: AvianPosted April 14, 2014195 views7 comments

‘Eagle Alert’
Mark Seaver and I had several encounters with Osprey’s catching fish and then coming under attack from an Eagle trying to steal the fish away, a very common accordance this time of year. This was part of one such episode when the Osprey had alluded the Eagle for the moment and was resting on this perch not to happy about the whole ordeal.
Hand held from boat, 65% of full frame.

File Name Ramy_9668_CF47.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 3/28/2014 2:08:07 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1 1/3
ISO Speed 500
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 15, 2014 at 9:04 AM

Nice POV and comp, really like the open beak with tongue extension Mike.
Sounds like the osprey was working hard to hang on to its lunch, the competition fierce..
Great color, exposure, and detail, well done!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 15, 2014 at 10:02 AM

This looks great, Mike. I still see some sharpening halos, especially around the bill. With this type of photo (clean background) it would be pretty easy to only select the subject for sharpening. That would get rid of the halo.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 15, 2014 at 11:12 AM

Wonderful pose with the open beak and fish. I have not seen that many osprey so I was curious as to the aqua green color along the bottom of the legs?
Nice job getting this hand held from a boat, way to go.

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

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 15, 2014 at 2:56 PM

Sweet! You have everything going for you on this—action, pose, eye contact and a super perch. Selecting the bird and sharpening only the bird would get rid of the halo. If you haven't upgraded to CS6 or PSCC, the refine edge feature of both in selecting to a layer works wonders for sharpening and/or other changes.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on April 16, 2014 at 12:34 AM

Mike,
Love the open mouth and visible tongue. I too was wondering about the green and blue legs on the osprey. At any rate a great capture and a good story to tell what was happening.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 16, 2014 at 10:56 AM

I like the pose with the fish and the calling action. Maybe pull back just a bit more on the Highlights to see if the whites on the top of its head will show some detail.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 2, 2014 at 1:15 AM

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to comment,

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