Screaming Osprey

[Doug Brown]

This Osprey was getting ready to land. Those talons are really impressive! I cropped out the perch to focus attention on the bird.



Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 400, manual exposure, hand held

[Ofer Levy]

Pose, sharpness and exposure look great. Composition weakens this otherwisw awesome image IMO as I feel it should presented as a vertical with more room at the bottom and a lot less on the right.

[Jim Fenton]

Great exposure Doug but there are two things in this image that don't work for me.

The crop seems unbalanced with the bird attention being focused down and out of the frame and with the extended wings, that puts the real center of attraction to far to the bottom.

The extended talons are great but the "screaming" portion to me is a bit lost as the HA isn't just right or prominent enough of something...can't quite put my finger on it.

Perhaps it's just that he is looking down and away?

[Stu Bowie]

Tack sharp Doug, and you have captured a great landing posture with the raised wings and extended legs and the great show of the talons. Comp wise, I actual thinks this works, as its one of those where more space could be added, but then you leave the subject smaller, to still create the same image size.

[arash_hazeghi]

this is great Doug, love the dynamic pose, beautiful BG and details. like Ofer, my vote is for a vertical too.
Awesome work Diesel!

[Bill Dix]

Gorgeous wings, awesome talons, great expression. Beautiful BG. A little more landing room would certainly help for me. Maybe as vert.

[stuart wanuck]

sharp and great bg

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Doug. Great pose and sharpness. The exposure is right on and the bird stands out well from the background. Here's another vote for more room at the bottom for the bird to move into and maybe a little off the right - about to where your signature begins. Well done.

[Katie Rupp]

Super sharp, perfect exposure, dynamic pose and love the talons and the open bill. Very nice contrast with that beautiful green bg.

[Richard Unsworth]

Exposure looks spot on, great focus and composition works for me.Feather detail is wonderful, birds expression and talons awesome.

[Jonathan Ashton]

That is one terrific shot - such detail and timing - exposure etc is optimal. I was 100% happy with the composition because I was so blown away with the detail in the bird but having read the previous comments I think perhaps a little more space beneath the bird would improve an otherwise absolutely brilliant shot.

[Troy Lim]

Very nice shot...one more vote on vertical with more room on the bottom.

[Hendri Venter]

Superb shot Doug. Those talons are impressive and the open beak adds. I dont have a problem with the composition at all but a vertical could also work. Congrats.

[Colin Knight]

Also wish there was more room on the bottom, but I understand your reason for cropping the perch. I would like to see some of the cropping suggestions others offered.

Love the pose, great stuff as always from you.

[Doug Brown]

Thank you all for the helpful feedback. Good points on composition. I didn't really have any extra room at the bottom of the frame and didn't have time to add canvas. I'll rework the image as per the suggestions above.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Doug! I like the sharpness, landing pose and talons.