Osprey

[Mike Poole]

One of a family of Ospreys that put on a show for me on a gloomy morning at East Beach

Canon 5d3
500mm f4is
ISO 1600
1/2500th f4

Mike

[Diane Miller]

You've been hanging out at the same sort of spot I have! And getting the same white skies and cleaned fish, I see.

A very nice pose and wonderfully sharp -- that must be a great lens for them.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Hey Mike Nice framing on the shot. A very nice view of the fish, wings and tail feathers. The eye is beautifully sharp. and good sharpness throughout. The osprey looks a little washed, may try reducing the exposure, while masking the black on the cheek as it looks plenty dark.

[Don Lacy]

Nice and sharp with plenty of detail, well done

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Its raining ospreys here on BPN LOL. I like the pose, eye contact and prey item. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose with the fish, good exposure and sharp details too. I wish the shooting angle was a bit less steep or at least the HA was a bit better. Having the bird eye level with the viewer, where possible, can dramatically increase its impact

TFS

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

Classic osprey with the head eaten off the fish. Nice wing spread, head free of merge, wing diagonals work the frame.

Agree about the washed out feel, almost as if a bit foggy. I would try moving the black slider a bit to the left, as I suspect the blacks are in the 30-40 range as posted.

Cheers

Randy

[adrian dancy]

You have nailed the bird well IMHO. The head is in line with the axis of the bird's body and the bird's right wing is nicely positioned. However the image has in my humble opinion an overall washed out appearance except for the area around the birds lores but it is only slight and is an easy fix. I think that there should be a little more red showing in the butchered part of the fish perhaps?

[keith mitchell]

Mike I take the points mentioned above but must say I would be very pleased if I had taken this.

Keith.

[Mike Poole]

First of all, thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Some have mentioned it looking a bit washed out, so I've tried again with a slightly different processing baring in mind the above comments. I'd be interested if people think this is an improvement or not

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

Overall the repost is better. Perhaps just a bit too much contrast on my monitor, but pretty close.

Cheers

Randy

[Mike Poole]

Mike:

Overall the repost is better. Perhaps just a bit too much contrast on my monitor, but pretty close.

Cheers

Randy

Thanks Randy. I agree I might have gone a bit too far, all part of the learning process!

Mike

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot Mike well caught, I would suggest an exposure about half way between the two posts.

[Mike Poole]

Lovely shot Mike well caught, I would suggest an exposure about half way between the two posts.

You've caught me on a rest day from work, so here's my third effort.

Thanks everyone

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

The last one works nicely.

Randy

[Robert Kimbrell]

Good job Mike, The third post look very good to me. I also like how you reworked the blacks.

[adrian dancy]

The 3rd image is better IMHO

[Jonathan Ashton]

That's better - I see detail in the birds legs and also on the fish, that's a belter!

[Marina Scarr]

RP is def an improvement. Nice to see so many details under the wings.

[Diane Miller]

Perfect!

[David Salem]

Third times a charm. Look at the difference from the OP. Nice capture with killer details. Well done

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Mike, this is really beautiful and I love the added punch when you increased the blacks. Really well done!

[Bill Dix]

Congrats on the IOTW. Final repost looks spot-on.