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Went up to the Alewife run in Maine at Damariscotta Mills to photograph some Ospreys
Will have to go back for some more as i did not get the right angle of the birds hitting the water to catch their prey
Nikon D3
600mm 4.0
F8
1/500th
ISO 560
Fill Flash
Exposure set manually
John,
Nice work. The BG is fairly uniform so works well as a backdrop to the Osprey. I like the wing spread and eye contact. It looks like you might have used Shadow/Highlight on the bird as the mid-tone contrast is low. If that is the case, remember to use the mid-tone contrast slider in S/H. If that is not the case, select the bird and do a curves adjustment to bring up the mid-tone contrast.
Whoa, I did not see the fish until the second look. How's that for remembering the title? I like it. As per RAM, the bird could use a bit more punch and a tad more selective sharpening on the face. Nice pose and position in the frame.
John, The big gun have spoken so I will just say nice to meet you and ofcourse you will be back!!! Bob
No S/H used but it does look toned down when i converted it for the web
went back and boosted some
Hi John,
You have an excellent capture here. Second pose works for me. You did an excellent job, I like the look and fish of course.
Nice capture here John adn I light the second post better. I'd love to go to Damariscotta Mills myself someday.
second post looks a ton better!! never heard of an alewife! i didnt see the fish either til i saw arties post. great job!!
The repost is a significant improvement but the fish is still lost...
Really like the repost and the flight pose you captured John. Nice eye contact and composition. Agree with all of the above. Many thanks for sharing.
You are right Artie
I selected and did some work on the fish too in this one
