The Osprey is Landing

[Stuart Dahne]

The original shot of this , this osprey is landing on its nest.
I took a cue from Artie and masked out and created parts for this to create a less distracted image.

Camera Canon EOS 20D
Exposure Time 0.0015s (1/640)
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 400
Focal Length 400mm (640mm in 35mm)
Flash flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Exposure Mode auto
White Balance auto
Color Space sRGB

All comments are valued

[Harold Davis]

nice pose with some decent light on the bird. i would sharpen the eyes just a tad. nice capture, stuart!!

[Fabs Forns]

Nice landing pose, specially the fanned tail. It looks soft overall.
What do you mean created parts?
Is it not a whole bird?

[Linda Robbins]

Nice landing pose. You did a good job with the masking....no sign of the nest anywhere! I would lighten the left side of the face, especially the left eye to even out the tones a little and give more punch to the face. Nice capture.