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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Default Osprey with Catch

    This is one I made at Blue Cypress Lake when Fabs, Al, Arash and I spent a great morning there.



    1D4, 500f4, 1/1600s, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure

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    Axel:

    Great exposure on the bird, sharp, fish a plus, like the grip.
    When I first saw it, I thought flash had been used, because of the sense of luminosity difference between the bird and the BG. It really is rendered in a 3D way.

    Did you need to do any blurring or work on the background?

    Wish the head was a bit more our way.

    Very nice.

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    Thanks, Randy! I ran noise reduction on the background. If I remember correctly, I also removed a branch.
    Last edited by Axel Hildebrandt; 06-06-2010 at 10:44 AM.

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    Again, as with all of your images, this is nicely presented. I agree that the bird seems to pop off the photograph. Did you meter off the bird (don't know if I am asking the correct thing)?
    The detail and pose of the osprey is great. I like that there is good eye contact to where the bird is going - concentration, I suppose.
    Good catch (both you and the osprey:)).
    Deb

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    Great pose and expression on the bird. Only a bit better HA would make it even better.

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    Great pose and EXP control, I prefer the green BG to the sterol blue sky, so my blessings :)

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    Pin sharp Axel, with a great flying posture. The Osprey is separated from the BG very well. Great capture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah Hanson View Post
    Again, as with all of your images, this is nicely presented. I agree that the bird seems to pop off the photograph. Did you meter off the bird (don't know if I am asking the correct thing)?
    The detail and pose of the osprey is great. I like that there is good eye contact to where the bird is going - concentration, I suppose.
    Good catch (both you and the osprey:)).
    Deb
    Thanks, Deb! I metered off the sky, which works well for the white plumage in manual mode and with a varied BG.

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    Axel, I can't believe this, looks like we pressed the shutter the button at the same time, I have one that is exactly like this!!!


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    The head angle is lacking on the bird, and missing completely on the fish. :)

    Looks sharp and exposure is right on. It's amazing how the only dark spot in the BG is right behind the primaries on the left wing where a bit more separation from the background would be nice. What are the chances?

    TFS!

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    very nice Axcel,dont mind the head angle,nice BG,plentyof detail,dont mind the half fish,adds a bit more color.thanks.

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    Some pose bhai, loved the wing position, nice details and the light makes this for me, gives a nice pop..

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