Osprey Fledges...

Gallery: AvianPosted May 25, 201193 views7 comments

Went out to Blue Cypress Lake a couple of times last week. Many Juveniles were fledging. We were able to watch several nest at on time and found this guy just after his first flight. Still trying to balance himself after the landing!

200-400mm F4 Nikkor Lens with 1.4x tc

ISo 400
F6.3
1/2000 ss
-.67ev
Hand held from John Boat....

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 25, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Dynamic pose with nice exposure a good perch and lots of detail. There is a halo around the bird and the perch though that is evident

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 26, 2011 at 12:18 AM

Exceptional pose and detail!
Nice perch and clean BG.
The halo is a small nit, imo.
From here, barely noticeable.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 26, 2011 at 7:52 AM

Works for me Eric. Love the pose and the perch. Nice plumage pattern on the young bird. Bird looks sharp with nice detail. Cool deal.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on May 26, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Eric!!! This is great. I think you asked him to pose in a direction of a perfect light and show off his wings!! Wow. I love it.

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on May 26, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Stunning...just stunning!!!

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

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 27, 2011 at 1:36 AM

Without a doubt, one of the very best images I've seen of Osprey shots, the pose colours and detail are simply awe-inspiring, thanks for sharing Eric :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 28, 2011 at 5:58 AM

Wonderful clarity and pose Eric

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments