Osprey preparing to land

[arash_hazeghi]

Another image from last week with Jim Neiger on his boat in lake blue cypress. Jim really did a lot for Diesel Doug and I driving us to every single spot! Thank you Jim. The boat was covered with mayflys in the morning, they are harmless but can be annoying. I left the one in the frame for Jim



1D4 500mm f/4 1/1600sec ISO 800.

[Sid Garige]

Excellent image Arash. Great wing spread and fantastic details.

[Marina Scarr]

What a killer flight pose, Arash. The details are amazing. F4 did a good job blurring the BG. Love the mayfly story!

[Ofer Levy]

Killer pose, excellent sharpness, detail and exposure. I assume you expose manually....

[arash_hazeghi]

Killer pose, excellent sharpness, detail and exposure. I assume you expose manually....

Of course Ofer, you will be toasting the ospreys if you shoot other than manual Jim Neiger, Doug Brown and I use manual exposure 100% of the time.

BTW, your email seems to be busted, my message just bounced back.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Light, details and IQ are off the charts good, Arash. Very nice pose too. You are the man.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Gorgeous image - super timing and exposure.

[Arno Ellmer]

This is superb,Arash!
Excellent timing and I particularly like the wing position,fanned tail,eye contact and detail.
Everything came together !

[Alan Murphy]

What a fantastic image.

[Humberto Ramos]

Great capture of this one...amazing light, and detail...

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Arash, not a whole lot to add to what has been said already. This one illustrates how subject separation from the BG should be. wing-tip-to-wing-tip sharp with BG that's blurred and yet maintains character. The slightly open bill also adds a lot.

[Enrique Patino]

Great pose and detail Arash. Question: would the image benefit from whitening of the whites? I just saw my first osprey up close this week, and what struck me was that the whiteness of its feet. But, obviously, I'm no expert and that is why I ask...

[Stu Bowie]

POP, POP, POP, thats what the osprey does in this image Arash. Excellent detail and sharpness, and how is that wingspread. Im glad you left the foliage on the right of the image.

[arash_hazeghi]

Great pose and detail Arash. Question: would the image benefit from whitening of the whites? I just saw my first osprey up close this week, and what struck me was that the whiteness of its feet. But, obviously, I'm no expert and that is why I ask...

Enrique white feathers reflect most of the light so the color depends on the light that is incident upon them, in mid-day sun you get white but in early morning (this shot was made at about 7:15AM) and afternoon you get warmer tones. I prefer to keep things natural and faithful to the field conditions, but some people prefer to color-correct their images in absolute color metric terms. It is a personal choice.

[Enrique Patino]

Makes sense Arash. Thanks for the explanation. Beautiful image.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the details and the pose here bhai...

[Krijn Trimbos]

Killer shot Arash! I especially love the soft light and the cool pose! Well done

[arash_hazeghi]

Thank you all for the nice comments!