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
05-26-2008, 09:24 AM
Robert Amoruso
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.
05-26-2008, 09:26 AM
Arthur Morris
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.
05-26-2008, 09:39 AM
Bob Malbon
John, The big gun have spoken so I will just say nice to meet you and ofcourse you will be back!!! Bob
05-26-2008, 09:42 AM
john crookes
No S/H used but it does look toned down when i converted it for the web
went back and boosted some
05-26-2008, 09:53 AM
Maxis Gamez
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.
05-26-2008, 11:47 AM
Stephen Stephen
Nice capture here John adn I light the second post better. I'd love to go to Damariscotta Mills myself someday.
05-26-2008, 12:11 PM
Harold Davis
second post looks a ton better!! never heard of an alewife! i didnt see the fish either til i saw arties post. great job!!
05-26-2008, 12:31 PM
Arthur Morris
The repost is a significant improvement but the fish is still lost...
05-26-2008, 12:38 PM
Judy Lynn Malloch
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.
05-26-2008, 12:41 PM
john crookes
You are right Artie
I selected and did some work on the fish too in this one