Osprey

[Brian Barcelos]

Taken this afternoon. I was hoping to stay out a little later for better lighting but had to leave. She had a baby in the nest and wasn't very happy when she spotted me spotting her. Thanks for looking. All C/C welcome and appreciated.
Brian



Canon EOS 20D
Aperture-Priority
Tv 1/800
Av 6.3
Evaluative Metering
Exp Comp +1/3
ISO 200
Tamron 200-500mm@277mm

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iike the backlighting,pose and the wing position!

[David Fletcher]

Lovely back light and wing position. think the look from her makes it!

[Keith Carver]

Great comp, wings and connection to those staring eyes! The rimlight on the forewings and head seems a little too harsh and distracting, but I like it on the primaries and tail. Overall, excellent!

[Connie Mier]

The eye contact is great, love how she has her head turned toward you. Beautiful backlighting and excellent detail.

[Brian Barcelos]

Thank you all for the kind comments.
Keith, I'm not happy with the rim light on the top of the bird neither. The sun nor clouds were on my side today.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, eye contact and composition. The sky has a slight magenta cast. Did you run NR on the bird, it looks a bit soft.

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, and love the wingspread. Great backlight, and you have exposed good detail from the underwing. The eye contact takes this over the top for me.

[Brian Barcelos]

Axel, I didn't run NR on this pic and think the softness is due to the aperture being wide open with my lens. Normally I'd be at AV 8 because it produces a sharper image but than my shutter speed would of been to low and I also don't like my ISO above 200 with the 20D unless I have no other option.
Brian

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Maybe you could have gone to ISO 400 and stop down more.

[Morkel Erasmus]

gives you the impression of how the fish must feel before she dives. lovely shot, the backlight and eye contact makes it.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I lkike the backlight and the exposure you've got. Nice pose and detail. Congratulations!

[Steve Large]

Brian,
great feather detail and nice exposure considering the bright backlight. The color in the sky almost looks like it has been added in after you took the picture.

Steve

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Agree about the magenta cast.
Killer stare and wing details.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great pose on this one Brian, really good image.
Where exactly are you in S Shore, where did you get this guy?
I'm in Newton.

[Brian Barcelos]

Ilija, I live in New Bedford but took this pic in Mashpee on the Cape. All along the southern MA coast there are man made platforms that the Ospreys use for nesting. Populations are starting to boom because of the conservation efforts in the Cape and Westport, it gives people like us a lot more opportunities for capturing these guys.