I had set up at this osprey nest a few weeks back before dawn, hoping to catch the male flying in with fish to feed the two rapidly growing youngsters in the nest.
Rather than fish, dad was bring grass and sticks......not exactly making either mom or the chicks real happy.
Mom jumped from the nest and flew right over my head on her way to the bay. Not flying far out over the water, she hovered for not more than 15 seconds, folder her wings and dove and came up with a squirming snapper blue on the first attempt.
As she flew back directly over me, she was nice enough to re-arrange the squirming fish and tern into the sun for just a moment on her way to feed the hungry youngsters.
Nikon D300, 500 AFS`VR, ISO 500, f 7.1, CW metering, +.7 EV, UniWB preset.
Yes, I could have presented this as a vertical as well.
Amazingly well done. Love the way he is holding the fish so sqaure to the frame. That is one big snapper.
The color and texture of the fish looks very strange; did you darken/multipy the fish only??? And yes, some selective SH/H mihg open up the detail on the far wing; be sure to increae the mid-tone contrast to avoid the muddy look.
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Thakns for the info Jim. It is strange; looks like a sandpaper covered snapper blue. All in all, a spectacular capture.
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Hi Paul, From what I remember, the shape and proportions are perfect for a baby bluefish. Do you mean the red spot or the black spot behind the gills?
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