Osprey Approach

Gallery: AvianPosted August 19, 201581 views3 comments

One of the pair of Osprey's I was photographing a week or so ago. This shot was a bit far so it's a fairly heavy crop, but I think it held up reasonably well and I liked the head-on pose.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/7.1, 1/1600, iso 500, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2/3 stop compensation which worked out just about right for the hazy sky in the bg. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 5.6MP from the 20MP original. Taken at our local natural area on August 11th at 7:09 am under hazy skies.

I really appreciate all the cmments on the Bluebird and look forward to getting your feedback on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on August 19, 2015 at 5:54 PM

Dennis, I really like this pose and the osprey's wing position. Great front on view. Large crop is not noticeable. Nice and sharp with zero noise.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 19, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Very cool head on view, love the wing position as well Dennis.. Held up well for the web at 5.6mp's

Great eye contact, DOF, and details! devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 20, 2015 at 4:19 PM

Plenty sharp for a fair crop. Looks like that 7D II is really working well for you. Head on shots are not my favorites, but this one certainly works well.

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