I captured this image of a Osprey at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/3200 F/8 Highlight Weighted Metering EV 0 ISO 640 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation
10-07-2021, 09:04 AM
Dorian Anderson
I love the view of those feet and talons! Exposure is perfect, and the slightly-craned neck shows some nice engagement. Hooked beak great as well. Excellent, Joe!
10-07-2021, 06:24 PM
John Mack
Nice pose and the view of the feet gripping that perch are great. I do wish to see more of the perch though.
10-08-2021, 12:13 AM
Colin Driscoll
Terrific pose showing off that weaponry. Well presented.
10-08-2021, 02:32 AM
arash_hazeghi
for me the best part of the shot are talons, nice handsome osprey, I only wish you had a better HA
TFS
10-08-2021, 02:23 PM
William Dickson
Well captured Joe...exposure looks good....I really like the 'shiny' look on the feathers.....Great Talons...and Eye..
Will
10-09-2021, 08:23 PM
Daniel Cadieux
I think flipping the camera to vertical would have been excellent here, but I still like the image with the view of the funky talons.
