Madison River Osprey

Gallery: AvianPosted October 9, 2014123 views4 comments

I liked the intense eyes and open beak on this guy I found along the Madison River in Yellowstone. Processed using Photoshop CS3, NeatImage and LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/500s
ISO 320
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter engaged)

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 10, 2014 at 1:02 PM

I like this Jerry. I don't mind most of the clutter but the twig coming into the right side of the frame you may want to clone out. It's a little distracting and would clear the area directly in front of the Osprey. He also seems a little centered in the frame. He looks pretty intense guarding his snack. Great shot!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 15, 2014 at 6:33 PM

Neat pose that you captured here Jerry, nice job handling the side lighting, agree that it's a little too centered taking some from the top would help there.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on October 27, 2014 at 3:00 PM

Those eyes are the first thing that grabs you looking at this image, really nice calling pose, agree a tad central.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 6, 2014 at 9:19 AM

Hey Jerry,
I'm loving the POV you managed on this one and the intense pose this female gave you, it is quite clear she does not want to share this meal with anyone. You handled the harsh lighting well but I would try and get a little more detail in the darker areas of the right wing. The perch is very nice with that sweet BG and I will have to second the motion on cloning out the single branch in front of the Osprey (center-right).
Well done . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments