Posted by Jeroen Stel on September 9, 2009 at 2:24 AM
With all these amazing Osprey images passing by here i thought i'd join in. In The Netherlands we propably have around 6 to 8 Ospreys crossing our country during spring and autumn migration. Needless to say that it is hard to find one let alone get close to these very nervous birds.
When i was out on a family trip on a small electric boat this weekend in a wetland area i knew that finding an Osprey would be a hard but not impossible task. So when i finally spotted this one in a tree i was very happy. Getting close was almost impossible but i managed to get a few shots using the 2x converter. The result of using the 2x converter with this clouded weather meant that the outcome was quality wise not the best i have ever produced but certainly the best i could have shot over here in Holland at that moment on a rocky boat and a series i am glad i got.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: F 11
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 2 x converter
Focal length:1560 mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick from boat
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Posted by Craig Jones on September 9, 2009 at 4:27 AM
A very different osprey shot Jeroen, as you have said the 2x has lost you some detail, but I love the stark and barren look to this image and the tree how it takes your eye from the base to the osprey is very nice,10/10 for your efforts also
Posted by jack chapman on September 9, 2009 at 4:35 AM
nice composition and the tree is great too, you did very well handling a 600 and a 2x from a boat
Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 10, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Nice Image. You have some cracking images on RSPB-Images!
Chris
Posted by Mike Smith on September 11, 2009 at 3:33 AM
Funny old world, for me this is the escence of a European Osprey, lounging around in old bare trees, thats how I've seen most of my wild birds. Yes its distant but thats how wild Opsreys are.
Contrast this by the "honey pot" site birds where you pay your money, sit in a prepared hide on the side of a fish stew pond where the Ospreys are guaranteed to make an appearance and plunge dive into a very restricted area. Emergence shots of an Osprey grasping a fish are pretty well guaranteed, and with respect the the guys executing the shots, not difficult just as a Red Kite shot at Gigrin is not difficult. Take enough images over the course of a couple of days and you are guaranteed something fairly spectacular, yet these types of shots attract great applause - why
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4 repliesWhen i was out on a family trip on a small electric boat this weekend in a wetland area i knew that finding an Osprey would be a hard but not impossible task. So when i finally spotted this one in a tree i was very happy. Getting close was almost impossible but i managed to get a few shots using the 2x converter. The result of using the 2x converter with this clouded weather meant that the outcome was quality wise not the best i have ever produced but certainly the best i could have shot over here in Holland at that moment on a rocky boat and a series i am glad i got.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: F 11
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 2 x converter
Focal length:1560 mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick from boat
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
_________________
Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography
www.jeroenstel.com
http://jeroenstel.blogspot.com/
Chris
Contrast this by the "honey pot" site birds where you pay your money, sit in a prepared hide on the side of a fish stew pond where the Ospreys are guaranteed to make an appearance and plunge dive into a very restricted area. Emergence shots of an Osprey grasping a fish are pretty well guaranteed, and with respect the the guys executing the shots, not difficult just as a Red Kite shot at Gigrin is not difficult. Take enough images over the course of a couple of days and you are guaranteed something fairly spectacular, yet these types of shots attract great applause - why