Banking Osprey

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This is one from Blue Cypress Lake with Fabs, Al and Arash, I think the Osprey even carried a fish. :)



1D4, 500f4, 1/1250s, f/8, ISO 400, manual exposure, cropped from horizontal

[Morkel Erasmus]

love the top-down view, wingspread and distance from the BG...real 3D factor here

[stuart wanuck]

axel love the banking view did you have a tall ladder?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

axel love the banking view did you have a tall ladder?

Thanks, Stuart! We were on a boat and the birds flew quite low.

[Michael Stern]

Axel
LOVE the green BG; exposure and sharpness...wonderful photo...
Mike

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image as usaul Axel , lovely wing pose and BG is killer
TFS

[Ian Anderson]

Great angle, perfect exposure (which is tough with ospreys) and nice sharp focus. Also is that the bird's shadow above and to the left?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle, perfect exposure (which is tough with ospreys) and nice sharp focus. Also is that the bird's shadow above and to the left?

Thanks, Ian! The darker parts are not the shadow of the bird, it's the side of a tree that is in the shade.

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful shot Axel! Great top view and excellent techs.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Perfect pose mate. I must ask if you did some cloning? There appear to be a few repetitive areas in front, perhaps it's just a coincidence? Well done mate. :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Perfect pose mate. I must ask if you did some cloning? There appear to be a few repetitive areas in front, perhaps it's just a coincidence? Well done mate. :)

Thanks, Ákos! I have to check the RAW file but I don't remember cloning something in front of the bird.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice Axel, top view is my favorite

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nicly done Bhai, loved the pop here.. great angle too..

[paul leverington]

Howdy Axel

Love the top view here--definitely don't see that very often! Great capture for that. You might see what brightening up the whites would do as far as getting the bird to pop out more from the bg. Another thought I had was maybe to try a darkening of the upper left corner and lightening of the lower right corner--all done very subtly of course and see if you can number one add some interest to the bg but number two more importantly create a diagonal from the opposition of spots thereby effecting eye movement that creates a dynamic feel through the bird. Just a couple of thoughts. But mostly the shot seems of one tonal value ( low contrast i guess you could say)to me and that has taken some expression out of it.

Paul

[Vladimir Ivanov]

Good shot, congrats! Sharp bird and good angle, one thing -- tree shade on left upper part is little bit distracting for my taste.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Howdy Axel

Love the top view here--definitely don't see that very often! Great capture for that. You might see what brightening up the whites would do as far as getting the bird to pop out more from the bg. Another thought I had was maybe to try a darkening of the upper left corner and lightening of the lower right corner--all done very subtly of course and see if you can number one add some interest to the bg but number two more importantly create a diagonal from the opposition of spots thereby effecting eye movement that creates a dynamic feel through the bird. Just a couple of thoughts. But mostly the shot seems of one tonal value ( low contrast i guess you could say)to me and that has taken some expression out of it.

Paul

Thank you for the suggestions, Paul! They are very interesting, and I will tinker some more with the image.

[Stu Bowie]

Great dorsal view Axel, and I like the banking angle. Good placement in the frame, and separated from the BG nicely.

[Tom Wilberding]

Beautiful. It seems most Osprey shots are blue, white, and black. This photo seems original with rich, dark colors. I like the eye contact and sharp eye. Graceful movement and depth to this, bravo!