A Well-balanced Diet

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2010102 views4 comments

Osprey with ? Bluefish. Photograph taken on September 18, 2009 --- during the fall raptor migration --- on the shore of the Hudson River, Alpine, New Jersey. Many Osprey stop here for a short time to rest and build up their nutrition before flying further south --- some as far as South America.

Nikon D3, Nikon 600mm with 1.4X teleconverter, f/10.0, 1/1600, ISO 800.

Would appreciate your comments and critique.
Kumar

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4 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 3, 2010 at 12:11 AM

Great title Kumar. I am constantly amazed at the Osprey's ability to catch fish so efficiently, especially big fish like this lunker. Is this a big crop Kumar, there does seem to be some noise or pixellation in the background I think. I might try an alternate crop with a bit more room for him to fly into. Good job getting the big lens and tele pointed skyward.

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Comment posted by Kumar Patel on March 3, 2010 at 5:56 AM

Gary
Thank you so much for your valuable advice. I have a tendency to crop a lot, to try to show more detail in the subject. I will try to resist the temptation to do so.
Attached is the new version, based on your advice.
Kumar

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 3, 2010 at 7:29 AM

IMHO either version is fine. Nice catch!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 3, 2010 at 4:20 PM

Kumar, I love ospreys with fish. A very difficult exposure with part of the bird in sun and most of it shaded. I think this needed to be exposed just a bit brighter to get more detail out of the under wing areas. Also f/10 seems a bit much for this shot. A lower f and a higher SS would have helped get the bird tack sharp with all that focal length. Just some suggestions. Cheers.

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