Osprey Threesome for Dinner

[Denis Glennon]

IT is very unusual for me to see three ospreys together like this.
The two juveniles were in a fiesty mood, demanding food, which was duly delivered by Father. The smaller bird on the branch is out of focus, but I needed the shutter speed to freeze the wing action.

Canon 1DMkIII
Canon 600mm f/4 lens
1/2000 sec
ISO 400
Aperature f/5.6
Multi-segment metering mode (set by mistake !)
No flash

[Ed Miller]

I like the interaction, but find the light to be harsh

[Harold Stiver]

Great capture of this threesome and I especially like the one on the branch looking back.

The light seems a bit difficult, you may be able to tame it a bit with a decreased contrast. Also you seem to have something funky in your background especially on the sides. It looks like some cloning perhaps? Anyway, it would be less distracting to smooth that out.

[Fabs Forns]

Hi Denis,

Some peak action you caught here.

I would do an inverse curve to help with the high contrast and clean the left side background.

Thanks for sharing this :)

[Denis Glennon]

Thank you Fabs & Harold for the helpful comments and guidance.
Yes, the light was harsh. Yes, I will try the reverse curve.
I should have tidied up the LHS.
Thanks again.
Denis.