Osprey With Fish For Breakfast...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. I had seen a Osprey on this perch on a previous trip, this time it was eating a fish so I set up to capture images. I had to move slightly off the light angle for a good view of the bird. The angle is a tad steep, it always a choice of fill the frame or move back to lessen the angle and then crop after. I chose to fill the frame. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 280 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction, removed branches from the lower left hand corner of the frame
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[David Roach]

Beautiful light and details with a killer stare. Also love the hint of clouds in the sky. Yes, an up angle but I like your choice. TFS

[kevin Hice]

Joe a beautiful capture and I like the angle and I would also have gone with fill the frame. Nice with the fish. My only complaint would be to lighten the breast some and make it pop even more. Maybe it was that dirty look. Just a personnel taste. No matter still excellent.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks good overall, and fun with that down-the-barrel stare. Sweet light, good sharpness. I know you chose to fill the frame as is, but I still would prefer more room for the comp. What kind of fish is this?

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.

[John Mack]

Looking right at you. I do like the light and the pose. Not your trypical perch and that's alright with me.