Day Break

[dankearl]

Another Osprey flight photo at day break.

1/1600, f7.1, iso800, 600mm, HH, D800

DSC_1718bp.jpg

[Maya Raut]

Hello Dan, Lovely banking pose, sharpness, exposure and BG.

- Maya

[laurie golden]

Dan,

This one is lovely. Great head angle, exposure and I like the colors in the background.

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Very nice detail in the wings, good DOF, nice BG, well exposed.

I always appreciate it when the head is clean of a merge with the wing.

Nicely captured.

Cheers

Randy

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic pose making a nice diagonal in the frame, sweet bg and light. DOF is perfect.
Nice work Dan.

[Don Nelson]

Very Nice, Dan!

I suggest removing the blue cast in the wings. My suggestion, I hope you like it

[dankearl]

Don, thank you very much!
It bugged me enough, I was not going to post it, although I think it is pretty good, but did not know how to get rid of it.
I don't know where it comes from, it was nice light, just after sun rise, a decent exposure and I had the caste on the upper wing?
Thanks for taking the time.

[Don Nelson]

Dan
Whenever you photograph before sunrise or after sunset, the sky is your light source and you'll get blue. (exceptions are when clouds light up red/yellow, of course).
However, you said just after sunrise, so the sun is illuminating the bird, but the shadows are getting illumination from the sky.
Excellent pose and well captured. I like it a lot.
Don

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot! Love the flight pose, very nice light, great background, and great featehr details.
Well done.

[PhilCook]

The repost is nicer I feel, more natural colors...fits in the frame well and very sharp

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Dan. you are excelling with exposure and you have mastered focus with the 2X TC which is not easy. The d800 must be a joy to use with that much resolution!

[christopher galeski]

well done,one of your best of this bird,IMO,nice flight pose,like what Don as done with the blue cast.well done.

[Morkel Erasmus]

this is great Dan - love the repost with the less blue wings...
ditto Arash's compliments!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, great angle in the frame, and you have good sharpness and DOF throughout the Osprey. Just love the BG too. I also like how the Osprey pops from the BG. Well captured.

I feel Don's repost has gone too far with removing the cast, and has now showed up a touch of green.