Osprey comes in for a landing

[Jim Cumming]

Taken in Dunrobin, Ontario with Canon 40D and 400 5.6 lens
1/2000
f5.6
ISO 200

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4945097192_ac09d0ec7c_b.jpg

[Bill Dix]

Hi Jim. I like the wing and tail positions, and the open beak. Love the clouds. Exposure looks good to my eye but I should let the experts comment. I might have preferred a bit of head turn toward you, and perhaps a slivver of crop off the right, with equal amount added to the left.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Other than a slight crop on the right , I think this is one of the best Osprey images seen in a while. Just move it off center a touch and it is killer in my book.

[Jim Cumming]

Thanks Bill and Joe...here is the crop
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4945577566_e1bc503056_b.jpg

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Jim, awesome pose and I love the hint of clouds in the BG. A better HA and fully sunlit body would have made this image much stronger IMO - but still better than any Osprey images in my files.

[Nico Steenberg]

Super pose and exposure against the sky. Will run another round of sharpening, looks a tad soft on my monitor. Well done on a great shot