Osprey having a snack

[Petros Petrou]

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Canon 7D, 500mm f/4L and 1.4x. 700mm, 1/400sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, EV +1.33.

Comments and suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated


Petros

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[Doug Schurman]

Nice head angle, sharpness and exposure. I also like the fish in the talons.

The perch is not my favorite but with uncommon birds you take what you can get. If it were my image I might try to clone out the hole. The hole seems a bit distracting.

Otherwise I really like the image.

[keith mitchell]

Hello Petros, the bird itself certainly fills the frame nice and sharp ,as for the perch as Doug says you take what you are given but I wonder if the perch was a bit darker it might improve it .Still a bird I have not been lucky enough to photograph so well done to you.

Keith:S3:

[shane shacaluga]

Very nice osprey image. Good details and stands out well against the bright background

Agree with the others on the perch, but I would be more than happy with an osprey shot like this one ;)

One thing I notice is that the talons are remarkably clean and light in colour. Its probably still a young bird. Maybe burning the mid-tones a bit on the scaled part of the leg would bring out a lot more details there

TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

Superb profile pose of Osprey, you have captured. I like the colors, beautiful eye and his expression.

Regards,
Satish.

[Daniel Cadieux]

As with the others too bad this fella did not choose a better perch, but with uncommon birds you take what you can! Love the bird's pose and there is enough subtle variation in the BG to add interest there.

[MohsenVahedipour]

I like the feathers detail, open beak & food item. Very well exposed.TFS

[Girish Prahalad]

excellent details & exposure. the pose & colors are top notch.

[mohammad reza shahab]

excellent IQ & feathers detail.good exposure & pose.