Osprey

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed at Estero Lagoon in March.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/98591698/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1/2500s, f/7.1, ISO 400

[Doug Brown]

Love the underwing detail Axel! It doesn't appear from the EXIF data that you used a flash; reflected sun is a good thing. Great piercing eyes too.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Love the underwing detail Axel! It doesn't appear from the EXIF data that you used a flash; reflected sun is a good thing. Great piercing eyes too.

Thanks, Doug! I didn't use flash. The osprey flew over the lagoon which worked like a mirror.

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely wingspread. I guess at this size it wouldn't matter if you lightened the darker eye.