Earlier this summer a friend and I decided to try to capture Ospreys feeding in a local river. The birds cooperated. This one is hovering (I am sure this is true hovering and not just "kiting" in the wind) and its gaze if fixed on a fish in the water below- hence little eye contact possible.
This is a heavy crop of the original image. The eye was in shadow so I brightened it up a little (Levels after quick mask) and increased the saturation to bring out the colour. Not sure in this case whether a little more room at the bottom would be better as the bird is looking down and about to plummet.
I would've liked more room at the bottom and to the right, but as presented looks great, the pose and sharpness (for a heavy crop) are great! Exposure is fantastic too. Congratulations!
Agree with having a little more room at the bottom of the frame. Do like the intense hanging pose, just having the sun lower in the horizon would have helped. I like it a lot !!
I like it too, and I don't mind the lack of eye contact because the Osprey is obviously concentrating on something else. I might tone down the white on the near wing to match the lower intensity of the far one. All-in-all very cool!
I really like the hovering pose,and the image looks great for a large crop. Perhaps a tad more room at the bottom, but I like it as presented. Well done.
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