It's not just Spoonies........

I got to spend a few great days with Cpt. James this week and got to meet and photograph with a few mods (Artie, Avian mods Daniel and Randy, and also OOTB mods Denise and Indranil!) I even finaaly got to meet Robert Amoruso from the landscape and wildlife forums! What a blast!!! Since there are a few Spoonie images being posted:bg3:....just wanted to let you know that we photographed other stuff too.....although spoonbills were the primary target! I'm a sucker for osprey.....so when this one pulled out a trout right in front of us.....unloaded on the catch to flyout! 2 Sigmonsters in the water at the time (mine and James).....could be illegal in a few states!
BTW....contrary to popular belief....Florida was freezing (frost) this week!.....I still had shorts on in the water.
Canon 1D Mark lll with the Sigmonster @ 356mm for 1/2500 sec. at f7.1 and ISO 640 tripod mounted standing in water.
It is warming up.....but tired and leaving tomorrow .......looking forward to my return in a few weeks!

The position and open mouth of the fish make this shot for me!!

excellent! I am loving the fish more than the osprey :D

That Speckled Trout didn't stand a chance. Love the open mouth of the fish along with the wing position of the Osprey.

That is one heck of a fish! Excellent wing position and details. Love the sweet light... it was great meeting you finally.

Wow what a catch its as if the Osprey is showing off a trophy. Well captured Roman, good eye contact from both and realy nice flight pose.

Hey Roman, looks like the fish is screaming at the Osprey:w3 Good wing position, and I like how the osprey has got hold of the fish - full body length. Well captured.

What a great sighting. Like the comp and colours. Well exposed against the sky and sharp. Super IMG !!

Roman:

Great timing, the fish pose is great, good techs.

Snug Roman crop as expected.

Enjoyed shooting with you.

Cheers

Randy

Nice poses and comp Roman. Good techs and sharpness. Well done.
TFS
Todd