Osprey

Gallery: AvianPosted April 3, 2012303 views13 comments

Sorry I haven't kept up with the posts. I just came back from an amazing trip shooting osprey (among others). This is just one of the many of the keepers I got from this amazing trip. This is full frame (i.e. no crop).

Thanks for all the comments on the previous posts. I hope you enjoy this one.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 3, 2012 at 2:57 PM

Excellent, Goeff. Looks like you found a great vantage point. Exposure looks spot on and the action is great. I might actually add just a bit of sky on the right side-that wing feels just a touch crowded to my eye.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 3, 2012 at 3:32 PM

I agree with Dennis. You might lop an equivalent amount off the left. The photo feels a little off balance to me. Excellent job freezing the flight.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on April 3, 2012 at 6:26 PM

Geoff, Boy you sure can frame a flight shot. I agree with Dennis on add a little to the right side. Great action image and techs are right on. I like the comp with the landing target in the frame. Great job.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on April 3, 2012 at 10:16 PM

We all agree to add some canvas on the right. I will say that the image is tack sharp and the action is super.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on April 3, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Geoff, Love the image. Midtones could go darker.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 4, 2012 at 8:29 AM

nice job composing this one in camera, Geoff. I think the others are right that it would benefit from a thin strip of added canvas on the right, but it won't take much at all, and should be easy. a nice sharp bird, well-posed, and the prey and the landing zone both add a lot.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on April 4, 2012 at 8:32 AM

Thanks all. I appreciate the comments.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 4, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Awesome shot. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 4, 2012 at 9:36 PM

Awesome to get this well composed and full frame Geoff, love the fish and the lighting. It's always good to include your equipment and techs (iso, shutter speed, F-stop) in your posts to help us critique and to help us learn from your work.

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on April 4, 2012 at 10:06 PM

Techs for those interested. Handheld from a boat; 500mm f4 ISO 800 1/2500 @ f4

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 5, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Very sharp, wonderful head-on action.

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on April 5, 2012 at 11:45 AM

Great timing and the wing position is spot on. The catch is a bonus. Techs look spot on , but would as suggested add a bit more to the right is possible.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 14, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Great image, Geoff! Really nice comp. I think it could use a little more room on the right, but at least you got him to fit in the frame. Just awesome that this is full frame! Pretty big fish for that osprey...it always amazes me how these guys (and other raptors) can get something that looks way to big (or heavy) for them to carry! Congrats!

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