Ospey

[Joel Eade]

Taken from a boat, hand held, Santee Cooper Reservoir
1D3
300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TCII
ISO 800
1/1600
f/7.1

[Cheryl Slechta]

Joel, this looks beautiful to me. I like the composition and the detail in the osprey. It would be nice if the bg behind the osprey's beak was a little lighter so the beak is more visible (it might just be my monitor.)

[Bob Miller]

Joel....nice capture....good flight pose and very nice detail. Agree with Cheryl!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Joel,

Solid shot and the colors are spot on. The only things that comes to mind is possibly using the BB for BIF to flash bottom side and add a splash of fill light. Can be done in post as well. Regarding the former, I do this with Spoonies from time to time and it helps. You could smooth out and mute background if you so desire. Image is framed well. A great moment in nature, pictures like this make the entire trip worth while, nice job.

[wendell westfall]

Joel, I like it very much, and I'm in agreement with all suggestions above, particularly to lighten the background.

[Kerry Perkins]

Great job Joel, both the capture and the PP look good to me. Excellent flight pose and exposure on the underwing area. Nice detail and sharp eye.