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Osprey, (Pandion haliaetus)
Canon 1D iv, 400mm f/5.6, hand held, ISO 800, 1/1250 second @ f/5.6, manual mode. I captured this image yesterday at 8:25 am along the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone County, Montana. I spent most of the day with a pair of Osprey's and I really enjoyed observing them as they methodically scavenged nest building materials. I watched one of the pair fly into the cottonwood canopy and break a large branch off while in flight. It was also kind of comical to witness half of the lumber fall to the ground as they tried to integrate the wood into their nest. In any case, I feel like I succeeded with this image; I like the pose, detail, quality but I am unsure about the shadows under the right wing and the boring background. Process in LR 5, highlights and whites both down, NR +19, sharpen +5, out of camera saturation/color (not adjusted), 40% crop. Please critique. Thanks steve