Osprey bathing

[gail bisson]

Taken on a cloudy, overcast, stormy day on Sanibel Island, Florida last week.
Canon 1DX
600 mm and 2X converter ( I had been taking pics of a snowy plover when this handsome guy flew in!)
ISO 1600
F 10
SS 1/1600
97% Full frame. I took a sliver off the bottom
PP: Slight crop, levels, dodged a dark spot in the bottom of frame, DE at 6% on osprey and USM to JPEG. Nothing else.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful shot, Gail. Nice of him to fly in. Sometimes you just get lucky (and have the skills to take advantage). Terrific low foamy POV, great wing position, and stormy BG.

[Ian Wilson]

Beautiful work here Gail. I love the atmospherics you managed to capture. Nothing else to say except bravo! Regards, Ian

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet pose and a lovely low shooting angle. You got a great opportunity and you nailed it!
Love the flying droplets, the perfect head turn and the immersed tail.
I'd move the bird further into the frame a tad.
Nicely done Gail.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image.Great HA, full stretched wings, snow flakes,beautiful low shooting angle and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Greg Oakley]

Awesome image Gail! The detail in the feathers is outstanding and the pose is perfect.
I would also move the bird across to the right - just a tad more into the frame

[Andrew Robinson]

Wonderful image, LHS been mentioned but just lovely.

Andrew

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Fabulous image Gail. Great exposure on the bird and angle.

[Andy Shepherd]

Nailed composition and a great pose from the Osprey make for a superb image, Gail. Love the eye contact too.

[Bradley James]

WOW...not sure what else to say..this is amazing

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, love the low shooting angle, and well timed to capture the raised wings. Exposure and sharpness spot on, and I too like the flying droplets that are easily seen against the brown feathers. I wouldnt move him into the frame, I would add to the left.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent POV, wings up pose, and IQ, Gail. The water droplets on the wings add interest.

[Binu John]

Wonderful shot, Gail! You nailed it! Great pose and excellent IQ! TFS

[Geoffrey Montagu]

I like this image so much, Gail. Everything you could ask for and then some. Not only can we see the droplets against the wing, but in the stormy BG too. Love his stance in the foam. Extremely well captured image.





Geoffrey

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Gail! I like the raised wings, low angle, exposure, details and foamy water. I would move the Osprey a little more into the frame as well.

[gail bisson]

Thank you all for your critique. Here is a repost with 2% canvas added on the LHS and 1% off RHS,
Gail

[vishaljadhav]

i like the image , great piece of action
the open wings makes it special, the version with added canvas really adds a nice balance to the image, i like it better
i am yet to see them having a bath, lucky you to see one