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    When I was a kid I would sit in field east of Montreal counting the migrating raptors heading south every fall. They were hundreds of feet overhead. There was always one bird that fascinated me -the Osprey. Well forty plus years later I have had the great fortune to see them much closer. This was the first one I saw -it was in Louisiana on a photo tour.`

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    Unconventional but excellent composition Gary. Amazing eye contact too. There's a slight blueish cast to the photo, and the whites are hot in places. The underwing detail is great. Thanks for posting!

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    I have to agree with Doug on this one but a very nice eye contact!

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    Excellent pose captured Gary very unique perspective with the slight angle Nice Shot!!!!

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    I like the composition a lot. The ventral side details are nicely captured.

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    Where I come from this one is pretty darned spectacular; the SQ COMP works perfectly here. Were the eye centered in the ORIG (of to ask that another way, how much of a crop is this)?
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    Artie, I cropped only the left side about one-fifth of the original.
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    If this is full frame top to bottom then you had to crop 1/3 of the ORIG from the left as this is a SQ as presented. Do the math. :)

    Which focusing sensor pattern did you use? Thanks.
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    Artie you are right, I cropped twice and only looked at the second cropped one. I believe I used center point focus.

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    Thanks Gary. Amazing that the eyes are so sharp with the acttive sensor nowhere near the bird's head. I guess that the bird is "flatter" (i.e., more on the same plane) than it appears.
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