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Osprey III

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Posted by Danny Green on September 18, 2009 at 5:55 AM
Osprey III
Ok this is the very last Osprey shot I post because I am sure you have had enough by now :biggrin: Colin Crowdey commented on liking to see a tighter crop on just the action. Most of the time when a bird dived in the water it was much too close to get the full bird in the frame so alot of clipped wings was the order of the day but in a way these kind of work. Compression has blown some of the highlights but the detail is there in the tiff, honest Phil :biggrin:

Canon 1D MK11, 300mm lens, f2.8, ISO 200. Slight crop to the image.

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on September 18, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Hi Danny I like this one alot :toast: .

Phil.

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 18, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Superb shot Danny :toast:


Posted by Andy Astbury on September 18, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Works for me all day long mate - loads of detail and a cracking action close-up - envy rules this end :toast: :toast: :biggrin:
Posted by Simon Litten on September 18, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Top shot!! :toast:


Simon
Posted by Patrick De Paepe on September 18, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Hi Danny...

I'ts almost a surfing Osprey :jump:
Serious man, great action shot with lots of detail!
Congrats :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on September 18, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Danny

All action evry which way, a cracker.
:wink:
Posted by Mark Davies on September 18, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Love Moby Dick , great detail in the fish .For a farm bred trout he's in great nick .As a rainbow image top class .


Oh the bird its ok. :biggrin:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on September 18, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Absolutely stunning shot, as is the norm with your work. However, on a personal note as much as I love the close-up action, I would like to see the image including the wing tips, but as I say I think that may be a personal thing. Saying that as a shot, this doesn't detract from the quality, well done.

Drew :smile:
Posted by Mike Acreman on September 18, 2009 at 12:54 PM
fab shot very well taken
Posted by Liam Pauling on September 18, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Just brilliant, needs to be printed very big :jump:

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Posted by Edwin kats on September 18, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Yep, this works for me. Great shot matey. You did have a blast over there didn't you.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Maggie Campbell on September 18, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Fantastic Danny. I would be happy with the shot of the fish never mind the Osprey :biggrin: The detail is phenomenal. :smile: :wavey: :jump:
Posted by Colin Crowdey on September 18, 2009 at 6:29 PM
I never get tired of this kind of shot - love it - such a dynamic shot - has everything - and love the tight crop :wink:

cheers

Colin
Posted by eric weight on September 19, 2009 at 6:35 AM
I think we get too hung up on showing every square millimetre of our subjects with just the right amount of space all round. Cutting to the action as you have has made for a superb image. Who cares what the tips of its wings are doing when the detail, the eyes and the spray more than make up for them.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Peter Cairns on September 19, 2009 at 8:41 AM
I agree with Eric. For me, the best shots were either with wings up or a close-up as here. I got this sequence too and didn't like the harsh light at first but as you've made it look half-decent (!!), I'll take another look! Good stuff.

Pete
Posted by Jeff Harrison on September 20, 2009 at 3:44 PM
A superb action/behavioural shot - I'm sure I felt a splash of the water when it came up on screen :biggrin: :toast: :toast: