Osprey

by richard ettlinger

Gallery: AvianPosted June 9, 20053,457 views19 comments

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Taken today at Sunken Meadow, NY.

ID mkII 300 2.8L 1.4X conv

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Greg Yahr on June 9, 2005 at 8:47 PM

Richard, this is a GREAT image. Really nice detail.

Registered on November 29, 2003, 25 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Terri Norris on June 9, 2005 at 9:41 PM

Nice shot, Richard!
The exposure is perfect!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Kaufman on June 9, 2005 at 9:52 PM

Great shot!! I love the way the wings were positioned symmetrically!

Registered on February 17, 2005, 72 Posts, 901 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Zimic on June 9, 2005 at 10:10 PM

Hey Rich,

Really superb image. You must have sweat your butt off out there today. Looks like it was certainly worth it. Killer shot.

Registered on November 23, 2003, 176 Posts, 727 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on June 9, 2005 at 11:05 PM

This is a spectacular catch!!!Love it

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 1110 Comments

Comment posted by renae sandberg on June 9, 2005 at 11:08 PM

I love the wing position; FANTASTIC.

Registered on December 29, 2004, 313 Posts, 2476 Comments

Comment posted by Matthew Medeiros on June 9, 2005 at 11:20 PM

The symmetry makes this great shot.

Registered on April 15, 2005, 21 Posts, 164 Comments

Comment posted by Haim Ziv on June 10, 2005 at 1:30 AM

Amazing pose and great timing. Love it very much.

Registered on May 19, 2004, 13 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Ofer Levy on June 10, 2005 at 3:20 AM

Awesome shot Richard!

I would try a bit of a right rotation to make it more symetrical - I think it can make this excellent shot even better!

Registered on July 23, 2004, 172 Posts, 1513 Comments

Comment posted by Colin Smale on June 10, 2005 at 3:47 AM

Great composition, great capture, great !!

Registered on November 10, 2003, 48 Posts, 1158 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on June 10, 2005 at 5:26 AM

It takes my breath away!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on June 10, 2005 at 5:30 AM

Richard, I agree - this is super!

BTW, I just checked out your website and was truly impressed! You did an outstanding job on the site design and of course, the photography is first-rate too. I noticed I didn't have your site listed on our Links page, so I took care of that just now.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on June 10, 2005 at 6:21 AM

Love the wing position...outstanding shot, Richard!!

Registered on February 17, 2004, 166 Posts, 3390 Comments

Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on June 10, 2005 at 9:10 AM

Outstanding capture!!!

Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Kirkham on June 10, 2005 at 9:10 AM

I can't fault it, outstanding image.
Phil

Registered on October 9, 2004, 63 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 11, 2005 at 3:12 AM

Superb!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff on June 11, 2005 at 9:50 AM

Angelic! A bird that gets photographed a lot, but I never tire of it...especially shots like this!!!

Registered on March 12, 2005, 17 Posts, 31 Comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on June 14, 2005 at 7:18 AM

Fantastic!!
Worthy of EP.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 15, 2005 at 5:54 AM

Spectacular capture. Congratulations.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments