Osprey

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
100-400 mm @ 260mm
ISO 400
1/2000 SEC. AT F/5.6
HH
From James Shadle's boat. James gets you right to the action and he is an amazing teacher. Lots of fun out at Alafia Banks and thank you to Artie for taking me.:)

I should probably have stopped down.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, good banking angle, and good eye contact. I like the hint of the clouds in the BG. Well captured.

[James Salywoda]

Excellent wing position and eye contact well done Denise beautiful shot.:)

[Rodney Flowers]

Great pose and eye contact. Stopping down with 100-400 would probably have been good (as I have been learning), but it looks like you still came out with a great image.

[Markus Jais]

Great shot and excellent wing pose and head angle. A tiny bit soft but it's better to use the lens wide open and have enough shutter speed than to stop down and get motion blur.

Markus

[Joe Senzatimore]

Wow at 260 mm. seems like James gets you very close. Gotta get out with him soon. One fine image.

[Dumay de Boulle]

I like this image..It has good detail and you really get the sense of motion. The cloudy/blue sky BG really works well here

[Arthur Morris]

Great pose and sharp enough for me. The light on the bird is amazing. As I know that you did not use flash I need to credit some great processing. Having the bird angling slightly towards you really worked well here. YAW; my pleasure.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all for your kind comments. Much appreciated.