Osprey with Alewife

[john crookes]

Went up to the Alewife run in Maine at Damariscotta Mills to photograph some Ospreys

Will have to go back for some more as i did not get the right angle of the birds hitting the water to catch their prey

Nikon D3
600mm 4.0
F8
1/500th
ISO 560
Fill Flash
Exposure set manually

[Robert Amoruso]

John,

Nice work. The BG is fairly uniform so works well as a backdrop to the Osprey. I like the wing spread and eye contact. It looks like you might have used Shadow/Highlight on the bird as the mid-tone contrast is low. If that is the case, remember to use the mid-tone contrast slider in S/H. If that is not the case, select the bird and do a curves adjustment to bring up the mid-tone contrast.

[Arthur Morris]

Whoa, I did not see the fish until the second look. How's that for remembering the title? I like it. As per RAM, the bird could use a bit more punch and a tad more selective sharpening on the face. Nice pose and position in the frame.

[Bob Malbon]

John, The big gun have spoken so I will just say nice to meet you and ofcourse you will be back!!! Bob

[john crookes]

No S/H used but it does look toned down when i converted it for the web
went back and boosted some

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi John,

You have an excellent capture here. Second pose works for me. You did an excellent job, I like the look and fish of course.

[Stephen Stephen]

Nice capture here John adn I light the second post better. I'd love to go to Damariscotta Mills myself someday.

[Harold Davis]

second post looks a ton better!! never heard of an alewife! i didnt see the fish either til i saw arties post. great job!!

[Arthur Morris]

The repost is a significant improvement but the fish is still lost...

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Really like the repost and the flight pose you captured John. Nice eye contact and composition. Agree with all of the above. Many thanks for sharing.

[john crookes]

You are right Artie

I selected and did some work on the fish too in this one