Osprey

[Rich Reich]

This osprey was building a nest in Naples FL. I cropped the head tightly to focus on the beauty of this bird and eliminate as many wayward branches as I could.

Nikon D200
1/800, f 7.1, 600mm, ISO 200, -1/3 EV
2/19/09 9:37AM


Rich

[Fabs Forns]

Lots of detail if steep in angle. I'd clone out the distraction in the upper left corner. Great exposure. Sun must have been pretty high up judging bu the shadow of the eyelid. Thanks for sharing this one!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Exposure and details look good. A lower angle would have been great and I find the branch a bit distracting.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Rich - well done withe the exposure - nice details as well - agree with the above comments and would run some noise reduction on the background.