Nest Building...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of an Osprey with nest building material at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering + 1 EV ISO 360 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

I quite like this Joe.
Not usually my cup of tea but I do find the image very appealing.
Nice to see something different and artsy!
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

Fits the theme well, excellent wing position, trailing material.

For a small in the frame subject, it is well placed.

It does have a bit too much negative space for my personal taste, but variety and bending the standards is always a good thing.

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

Nice for the theme, love the wing position and the trailing nest material, Joe.

[William Dickson]

I like this Joe. The bird pops well, even though it is small in the frame. Very nice work

Will

[adrian dancy]

I like the overall minimalist design. If the IQ is there it should make a nice print.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the high key effect here but feel you could better place the osprey...just not sure where. I tried moving the osprey to the right since it has the trailing nesting material. I'm stumped. PS: I like the thumbnail quite a bit so I think this comp would grow on me.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Well done Joe! lovely image for my taste, though a bit further forward in the frame is where I'd have the bird.
Works well as a small bird as the sky really draws you to see it and it does not get lost in the frame!