Twist and shout...

[Geoff Newhouse]

An osprey does a quick head spin after taking off from an unsuccessful dive into the mouth of the Eagle River near Sicamous BC on Shuswap lake.

This was handheld shot from my boat in available light. Canon 7D2, Canon 100-400II, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 400

[Randy Stout]

Geoff:

This one made me laugh, because it took a second to figure out which way the head was facing (UP).

The water spray and head position tells the story of what is going on. Pleasant background.

No eye contact to speak of, but, it still works great.

I might have placed the bird a bit higher in the frame, even with that head position, because our brains respond to the overall body position as a clue to how the bird should fit in the frame (at least mine does )

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Geoff, a unique capture, and well timed for the moment. Great that the wings are spread, and I like how the droplets stand out against the darker sky BG. I also like the hint of rim light along the edge of the wings. Im not sure if you shoot + EC, but a bit more exposure on the underwings would have helped bring out a touch more detail there.

[Geoff Newhouse]

Thanks Randy. Here is an alternative crop that may be more of what you were thinking. Let me know.

[Randy Stout]

Geoff:

I prefer the repost, and I think the slightly tighter crop also draws more attention the the action of the head shake.

Randy

[William Dickson]

Lovely capture Geoff. I prefer the repost, (closer to the action) Great detail and I love the spray of water.

Will

[keith mitchell]

Think the repost really works, certainly made me smile with the first view, very nice work.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very cool, Geoff! I love the head shaking action and subsequent flying water drops. Repost does indeed work better. Super!

[adrian dancy]

Repost is better Geoff. The image is a dream capture and it looks like you have the detail that it needs to make it work....well done!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Too tight for me. I don't feel the tight crop makes one look at the head more or less. I suspect the fact we can't see the eye makes one instantly seek out the details anyway. But that's my thoughts.

Really love the capture, well done. The repost is ideal for me as well.

TFS.

[Ritesh Nangare]

Great shot ..
love the name moment and freeze water drops ....

Regds
Ritesh nangare

[David Salem]

I like the RP best. Nice shake shot with good details and action. Well done

[Sidharth Kodikal]

+1 for the repost. Excellent timing, lovely BG and details. Don't recall seeing an osprey doing the shake and twist posted before. Terrific image. Very nicely done Geoff.