Fishing Osprey

Gallery: AvianPosted February 14, 2011313 views13 comments

Southern California, early morning January 18th. Good light in sunny conditions just after dive, coming right at me with a good size trout.

Nikon D300s
600mm w/1.4 tc (850mm)
f/5.6 (wide open with converter)
ISO 500
SS 1/2500
Metering Mode-spot
Exposure mode-Manual
White Balance-sunny
Raw
Tripod
Cropped about 35%
Comments and critiques always welcome. Thanks for looking. Happy Valentines everyone.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by richard remington on February 14, 2011 at 9:23 PM

David,

This is a terrific shot with great detail. I love the water splashing and the extreme wing extension. The only nit is I would like to see more room on the outside of the bird. It looks a bit cramped.

Rick

Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on February 14, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Super image. Love the trout, the action, the waterr droplets, and the bird. Great photo.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on February 14, 2011 at 9:44 PM

Great capture. This really shows the size of the wings in relation to the body. I at first agreed that some canvas should be added to the sides, but now I do like the focus of the bird coming straight at you this composition creates.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on February 14, 2011 at 11:08 PM

Nice action capture David, a little tight on top but still a nice image. I like the splashing water, the wings up pose, and the just out of the water moment you captured. Nice shot!

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 15, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Whoa, very exciting image. I like the composition as is but the upper wing is clipped just slightly, or so it seems. It is possible that there is something dark merging with the tip of the wing at the edge of the frame, might just clone out the dark round spot. I rarely use spot metering, preferring matrix and then compensate as experience tells me. Spot is there for a reason though, if it's working for you that's what counts.

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

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 15, 2011 at 6:40 AM

terrific action, very well captured !
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 15, 2011 at 8:46 AM

Hi David: Great action shot. Love the water drops from the splash and the intense look of the Osprey. Sure wish for a little more room. If this is full frame, I'd be tempted to add canvas. Still a very nice image.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on February 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM

Great action shot, David. Love the wings and the water drops.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 15, 2011 at 6:38 PM

So cool! Love the head-on look at the bird, and the implied action with all the water droplets. I too would prefer a tad more room around him if you have it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 15, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Very dramatic action and the drops of water. Great timing!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 16, 2011 at 8:12 AM

Great work. That larger image reveals a lot of detail in the face, the open beak and eye contact. Must have been exhilarating.

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

Comment posted by Maurizio De Vita on February 17, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Gorgeous!

Registered on August 26, 2008, 11 Posts, 66 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM

A great capture.
I'd have eased up on the cropping a bit myself though, it looks a bit cramped.
Well captured.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments