Osprey with catch

[Tim Rucci]

Here is an osprey I captured down at Fort DeSoto park a few weeks back. I saw several of these guys flying off the water that morning with their prey after making a nice catch. I was lucky to have enough of the early morning light under the bird to make this image without the flash, since it apparently failed because I didn't realize the batteries were spent. I would like to have seen the left wing lit up with the flash.

Details: Canon 1D Mark II N, Canon 100-400L IS lens, 1/640 sec, aperture priority at f7.1,(zero EV), iso 400, partial metering, hand-held.

[Sid Garige]

Tim,

I like the wing position. Looks little soft.

[Philip Lombard]

Whats not to like, good wing position and lighting with the fish as a plus, nice job. The eye is soft but not much. HIt with usm again.

[Doug Brown]

Good wing position and a big fish to boot! Image is soft, and the shutter speed is borderline. A slightly higher ISO might have helped get you some more shutter speed. Thanks for posting.

[Robert O'Toole]

Love the fish and the details, the comp is very good also.

I would darken the side of the fish with a quick mask or layer mask and I would try to get the eye sharper with come contrast or sharpening.

Robert

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Tim,

Very nice capture but looks soft in my monitor. The huge fish is priceless!