Theme: Straight down the barrel

[Layton E Parham]

Wind blown Osprey with catch.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 500 F4 L IS, 700mm, f5/6, 1/2500sec, ISO 320, Manual Mode

[ChasMcRae]

Great exposure on whites and face on view effective.
He sure picked and unusual place to perch, but may be his favorite place.
Would have liked the fish tail be included,but noticed that only after much looking.

[Johan Kruger]

sooo much detail to enjoy! very nice capture

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Very nice and sharp image. Really like the hairdo of the osprey. A little bit more room at the bottom would be nice to show the tail of the catch. Ideally, I would not like to see that branch underneath the birds crossing its tail, but that would be difficult in this situation. Nice environmental capture!

[Daniel Cadieux]

What an expression! I like the perch with the leaves adding an element of interest, but find the BG OOF branch creates too many criss-crossing twigs between it and the main branch. I love the BG with the hint of horizon on the bottom. I agree about a bit more room at bottom.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Wow, what an image. Sharp with a fancy hairdo, perfect exposure and light and lots of character overall. Love the prey and the hint of green at the bottom. Lovely!

[Pieter de Waal]

Wow, great eye contact and nice sharp image with lots of detail. I like the inclusion of the habitat as well, crop has been mentioned.