"Locked On Target"

[Gus Cobos]

“Locked On Target”

This hungry guy was zeroing in for the catch at Echo Pond, in Flamingo, at Florida’s Everglades National Park. He was painted with a Nikon D70s, using a Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens. and a Nikkor 1.7 T/C.

Image solution:
focal length @ 765mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 400 / 1/2000 sec. - f/8 / white balance @ auto / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ +1.0EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - no tripod, hand held /

Comments greatly appreciated…:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Great position in frame and love the HA and wingspan-might need to back down the saturation a bit. Well done!!!Great timing on this!

[Alfred Forns]

Never see them fishing in the pond Neat capture Agree on backing down a few points !!!

Must have had lots of reflection from the water, underside well lit !!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - ;ove the pose and the underwing detail - agree on the saturation.

:)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great timing Gus. Lots of details.

[Nonda Surratt]

Nice one Gus!

Agree on the Sat

[Gail Spitler]

Very nice.
Just as an aside, on my monitor there is a slight halo around the bird.
Cheers
Gail

[KurtPreston]

Agree with backing of the saturation and that there is a slight (5-6 pixel) haloe around the osprey. Beautiful capture! Love the wing and body position. I'm trying to be patient while waiting for the osprey around here to come back from thier vacation in South America in a couple of weeks. I love these guys :)