Trying and Drying

Gallery: AvianPosted June 24, 2015260 views10 comments

Trying and Drying was the routine for this female Osprey with her eye on the prize. A never give up attitude would eventually allow her to catch the fish that was missed on two previous attampts. 80% of full frame, hand held from boat.

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File name RAMY_3455_CF57
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time 3/23/2015 9:05:04 AM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice CopyRight Rock Art, Ltd All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/640
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +2 1/3
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focal Length 371.0mm

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 24, 2015 at 12:26 PM

I really like this a lot. The feather detail is impressive as are those long claws. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 24, 2015 at 12:34 PM

Sweet one, Mike. Excellent detail and great exposure against the high key bg.

devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 24, 2015 at 4:03 PM

Magestic looking warrior! Perfect, although you could stand to bring down that top knot, which is almost too hot. cool

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on June 24, 2015 at 7:35 PM

Really cool high-key shot Mike. Super pose from the Osprey with sharp details. The white spot on top of her head is a little hot, maybe you can recover some detail there. Wish it was mine, nice job! devil

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Comment posted by Greg Morris on June 25, 2015 at 9:55 AM

Excellent catch Mike, I love the feather detail and dropped wings of the bird. I was fortunate to get some images of these birds in my area a month or so ago, but I never could get close you've done here. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on June 25, 2015 at 12:47 PM

Wow! +2 1/3, really? Was the sky the meter killer? With that in mind, you may want to bring the white on the top of the head down a bit as Steve suggest, It does seem a little hot to me as well. Nice High key work.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Nice high key work, Mike. Very nice detail considering all of the EC. Well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 26, 2015 at 7:06 AM

You captured a great pose here Mike, it makes the image for me ! devil , Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 2, 2015 at 1:35 AM

Really like the composition on this Mike, excellent pose and perch too. Ray

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 19, 2015 at 10:10 AM

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and taking the time to comment on this image.

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