Osprey flyby

[Diane Miller]

Canon 5D3, 300mm f/2.8 IS + 2X III. ISO 1000, 1/2500 at f/6.3. Hand held, M exposure. I haven't given up the 7D2 and 100-400 but was letting a friend try it as an upgrade from her old 7D and 70-300. The "baby 600" is quite manageable for hand holding but there is a slight loss of sharpness with the 2X. I hear the new one is better. Don't tell me....

Basic simple tonal stuff in LR and into PS to remove two OOF utility lines behind the bird. Patched a torn place in a wing feather and composited a darker raw conversion for more detail in the whites. A touch of NR and sharpening, hardly noticeable here. Darkened a brighter area on the wing from reflecting light.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice in flight pose, good capture.

[MiroslavMaric]

Like the frame, wings position and BG tone. Well managed exposure and PP. If mine I would try to decrease a bit the brightness of the white feather above the eye. Well done flight shot. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Love the image Dianne. I like the wing pose, the eye contact and exposure. TFS.

[adrian dancy]

Another good one here Diane. No nits...it looks like you were on a roll.

[Diane Miller]

Thanks everyone! I've pulled out all there is in the whites on top of the head -- wish there was more information there but the light was harsh and that area is badly overexposed. I'm happy to trade it for underwing detail, though.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Diane, great view of the far wing, the feather detail shows up nicely, together with that fierce looking beak. I agree, when shooting up to the sky, always shoot plus to get detail on the underwings. :w3 Of course, each bird species would require different settings to achieve the same result.