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Osprey braking hard

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Posted by Christian Axelsen on September 18, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Osprey braking hard
With all the awesome Osprey pic's being posted
every sommer from around the world, i thought i
would pitch in with one of mine. No fish in
tallons or anything fancy.

This guy came around 3 times before he actually landed
on the nest, which was good, because i had the ef-s
18-200 mounted lol, not the fastest on lenses to say
the least :rolleyes:

cheers
/Christian
www.cafoto.dk
www.fiftydee.com
Posted by Patrick De Paepe on September 18, 2009 at 1:57 AM
Hi Christian,

Nice done, great colors and nice captured withe the 18-200 :eek:
Posted by Christian Axelsen on September 18, 2009 at 2:28 AM
Thanks Patrick.

yeah thats not an easy lens for BIF shots lol
but im quite satisfied with the outcome.

:wavey:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on September 18, 2009 at 3:22 AM
Nice image, seems a little bright on my monitor, must have been harsh light? if so well handled BTW. Good stuff !

Drew :smile:
Posted by Christian Axelsen on September 18, 2009 at 3:37 AM
Hi Drew, yep you are spot on.

midday sun in Florida last summer, i wish the light would have been softer
but not a cloud in the sky.

you take what you can get in these situations right :wink:

/Christian
Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 18, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Great shot Christian :toast:

You must have been quite close with a 200mm lens :eek:


And dont complain about the bright light, just send us a bit of it over here :biggrin:
Posted by Christian Axelsen on September 18, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Hi Ian,

this pair was nesting in somebodys back yard lol.
i was standing in their driveway when i took this,
approx. 20 meters from the nest.

it's from Sanibel island in Florida. those guys have all the luck :argue:

yeah well, Denmark aint much better in the light department :wink:

/Chris
Posted by Barry Southon on September 18, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Christian

A great subject well captured. If that's the prevailing light you have no choice.
:wink:
Posted by Christian Axelsen on September 18, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Thanks Barry.
yep, gotta work with what you have.
would have loved to camp in that driveway for a week though lol

:wavey:

/Chris
Posted by Maggie Campbell on September 18, 2009 at 4:42 PM
A lovely shot Christian. Nice bright eye. One I would be very happy to have in my portfolio :wavey: :smile:
Posted by Lee Newman on September 18, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Nice action image Christian, you have captured the bird in a great pose & it stands out well against the nice bright blue sky.

Lee :toast:
Posted by eric weight on September 19, 2009 at 6:37 AM
Not ideal conditions by the looks of it, but a very nice shot in the circumstances.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Christian Axelsen on September 19, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Thank you all for your comments.
You all have a nice weekend :smile:

im off to Greece for a week, looking forward to seeing all your great
images when back home. take care everybody.

:wavey:

cheers
/Christian