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Yep, definitely Catfish+Repost

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 13, 20165,678 views8 comments

Hand Held from a boat. I truly enjoy the head angle. I am thinking this Osprey thought this banquet is favorable at several angles. We can see the nictitating membrane really well in this picture. The nictitating membrane (from Latin nictare, to blink) is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye for protection and to moisten it while maintaining visibility. Bon Appetite!

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 4/6/2015 5:48:44 PM
Author Elizabeth Holbrook
Copyright Notice Elizabeth Holbrook All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by John Launstein on January 14, 2016 at 12:34 AM

Ha! Epic shot, Elizabeth! What a look you captured here and a very pleasing frame overall. Did you use a bit of fill-flash? Nice balance if so, and good control of the lighting either way. Love the fish-in-the-talons view as well.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 14, 2016 at 9:36 AM

That is indeed quite the pose, Elizabeth, sure has me wondering what the Osprey is looking for/at. Your comp. works very well plus the bird, it's prey, and it's perch stand out nicely against a fine background. The image seems just a bit soft. I'm wondering if adding some mid-tone contrast and/ possibly more sharpening would fix that.

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on January 14, 2016 at 10:26 AM

Thank you for the comments, John, no flash was used. Mark, I sharpening the image. Thank you for the suggestion.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on January 14, 2016 at 3:07 PM

Great angle on teh eye. I've never seen that before. Maybe that's why they're such good fishers.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 14, 2016 at 7:28 PM

Those omega 3s are good for osprey. Very nice light here. The image is sharp. It tells a good story.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on January 16, 2016 at 9:35 PM

Nice capture, Elizabeth! That's the most unusual head angle I've ever seen on a bird pic! It was probably seeing you completely upside down!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 20, 2016 at 9:45 AM

Elizabeth, the sharpened repost looks good, a nice improvement on an already fine image.

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on January 22, 2016 at 6:30 PM

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. devil

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