The Dawn Hunter

Gallery: AvianPosted September 28, 2010221 views13 comments

A shot captured in the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands (Rothiemurchus fishery). I liked the explosion of water behnd the Osprey in this shot

SHOT SETTINGS

Canon 1D Mark IV
500MM Prime
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) - 1/1250
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
Metering Mode - Partial Metering
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed- 1000

Thanks for looking, with kind regards,
Lee

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on September 28, 2010 at 2:29 PM

Amazing action shot! I love the Osprey's expression!

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM

You are just killing us with these Osprey + fish shots. The only nit here is the grain due to the high ISO. I'd run some noise reduction (carefully so as to not muddy the droplets) and increase the shadows (particularly in the lower 1/4 of the image). The way this is currently processed has a scanned film photo look to it.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 28, 2010 at 3:39 PM

What Luke said, although I am not sure what is wrong with a "scanned film photo look." It is a great action shot, IMHO.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on September 28, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Love it !!!

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 28, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Lee, you timed this just right to get the fish visible, wings in a pleasing position and all that water spray. I like your low perspective too. Very nice action.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Gilham on September 28, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Great Osprey action shot Lee. Love the lower angle, waterdrops and reflection. Would agree about the NR. Congrats on having your other shot picked for the BBC Countryfile Childrens calendar. I checked your website out and you have some very nice sequence shots of this bird with prey.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 28, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Perfect timing to get the splash, the fish and the Osprey all in detail. Nicely exposed and sharp, you might even be able to back of the unsharp mask just a tad. While out in my kayak this summer, I watched an Osprey dive into a lake, he dropped from quite a height and struck the water with unbelievable force!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 29, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Great capture for both of you!
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 29, 2010 at 12:20 PM

Excellent!!

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 29, 2010 at 2:27 PM

Another stellar osprey image Lee. Great work.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 29, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Great action you have captured here. The fish is as large as the bird. Amazing. The water droplets just make it.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on September 30, 2010 at 11:11 AM

Another beauty Lee

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 1, 2010 at 1:53 AM

Amazing shot, excellent timing to get this. I like the water droplets, wing spread and overall composition. The larger image was a pleasure to view, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments