Posted by John Chapman on January 20, 2009 at 5:36 AM
MK2n 300 mm lens. 1/1000 sec. F4 400 ISO. All comments welcomed.
Posted by Andy Bate on January 20, 2009 at 6:12 AM
WOW!
Posted by Rob Howard on January 20, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Hi John,
Thats a very impressive bit of action to capture. Its a real shame the Nictitating membrane is not fully closed and giving the Eye an odd look, totally out of your control though, do you have a shot a second or so later????
I had a lot of shots like this with membrane down,its a great shot none the less,but better without it but thats the way it goes its the natural behaviour of the bird!!!
Love this - great action, great light, great pose from both bird and fish, excellent composition with a bit of water and a blurry green backdrop, and the eye is just fine for me - perfectly normal and illustrative of natural behaviour.
Posted by John Chapman on January 20, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Hi Folks, thanks for your comments. Rob as Craig stated when the Osprey hits the water it closes it's eyes, same as birds diving into snow do the same. The next shot I got in the sequence the wings cover the Osprey's face! that is how it goes.
Posted by Scott Tilley on January 20, 2009 at 10:36 AM
A great picture of what looks to be a small trout, pleasing to have the eye looking towards the camera also. Possibly could be improved by cloning out that huge thing clinging to its back
Posted by Ian Mason on January 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Great shot - one which I'm sure we all dream about getting. I'd be really interested to hear more about how you got it - were you on a boat? (you must have been close and it seems the background is fairly close too) Do they tend to have a favourite spot? I've seen an osprey do this, but not when I had my camera Hopefully one day.....
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 20, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Wonderful action captured here!
I love the eye of the Osprey...and of the fish!
Well done!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Barry Southon on January 20, 2009 at 5:08 PM
John
Do they get any better than this? One fantastic capture.
Barry
Posted by Barry Southon on January 20, 2009 at 5:08 PM
John
Do they get any better than this? One fantastic capture.
Barry
Posted by David Taylor on January 20, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Quite outstanding, in all respects, an excellent shot. I seem to remember seeing a very similar shot, by Philip Newman, was it the same location ??
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 20, 2009 at 6:22 PM
The eye doesn't bother me in the slightest and I wouldn't care if it was wearing sunglasses!!!
absolute corker John. Nicely done
Posted by Simon Litten on January 20, 2009 at 8:22 PM
A cracker!
Simon
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 21, 2009 at 4:22 AM
The eye doesn't bother me a jot either John - it's actually showing reality, though I perfectly understand why some might find it distracting.
Top action capture - for me the only nit is the BG definition - bit too much for me. But there again the thought of trying to nail the shot at 600 or 800mm is a bit scary
But as action captures go John it's up there with the very best of them - very nice job squire
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 21, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Very ncie capture indeed.. Superb bit of NH photography and like others the y eye and membrane doesn't bother me either.. although I can truly understand the comments to the contrary..
Very well executed..
Brett
Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 21, 2009 at 8:15 AM
John
very well captured I like this a lot. Although I do prefer the side on shot depicted on your website, just personal taste
cheers
Colin
Posted by Lee Newman on January 21, 2009 at 3:48 PM
An absloute cracker.
Lee
Posted by John Varley on January 21, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Discussion
29 repliesThats a very impressive bit of action to capture. Its a real shame the Nictitating membrane is not fully closed and giving the Eye an odd look, totally out of your control though, do you have a shot a second or so later????
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Rob
I had a lot of shots like this with membrane down,its a great shot none the less,but better without it but thats the way it goes its the natural behaviour of the bird!!!
Cheers
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Only Joking
Scott
JR
A first class image on all counts.
Fran
Mark
Steve
Can live with the eye,a superb shot!!!!!
I love the eye of the Osprey...and of the fish!
Well done!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Do they get any better than this? One fantastic capture.
Barry
Do they get any better than this? One fantastic capture.
Barry
Dave
absolute corker John. Nicely done
Simon
Top action capture - for me the only nit is the BG definition - bit too much for me. But there again the thought of trying to nail the shot at 600 or 800mm is a bit scary
But as action captures go John it's up there with the very best of them - very nice job squire
Very well executed..
Brett
very well captured I like this a lot. Although I do prefer the side on shot depicted on your website, just personal taste
cheers
Colin
Lee
John