Floating in.

[dankearl]

Another Osprey landing taken this afternoon.
Their wingspan is amazing.

1/1250
f6.3
Iso 900 (auto iso)
500mm (300 f2.8 w/ 1.7x)
Handheld
Nikon D800

DSC_0915bp1.jpg

[Melissa Groo]

Awesome Dan. Really does show up their magnificent wingspan. Love the BG and its colors.A bit more shutter speed would have gotten the wing tips sharp but I also like it this way, with the sense of motion apparent in the blurring.

[Don Nelson]

Excellent Capture! I agree with Melisa - a little more speed would help the wingtips. How does the D800 do at ISO 1200+?

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Dan this is super, the pose and outspread wings are excellent. I would try add a bit more contrast to try make the bird pop a little more.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent pose nice and sharp, my first impression was also that a little more contrast would help.

[gail bisson]

You are really getting the most out of this nest.
Great title!
Love the BG green and blue. Tack sharp head and body. Nice light.
No nits from me,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Beautiful 3D effect, real sense of depth here. Sharp centrally, well exposed, nice angle in frame. Nice display of talons.

You are making the most of this opportunity!

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, details, sharpness and BG. Nice image Dan!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent...what a beauty of a background you have here!! Great pose. The top of the head is pushing hot (if it is not already), but all else is top notch. Congrats!

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb,Dan ! All has been said .The bg and wing spread is stunning !

[dankearl]

Thanks for the comments, I agree about more contrast and I appreciate the critiques!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Dan, you nailed the bird at an excellent angle against a great BG. loved the amount of blur there. subject separation and feel...both are there. wonderfull!

[Morkel Erasmus]

this is nice Dan!
I might add a hint more contrast (especially midtone) and some sharpening to boot...

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, excellent landing pose against a killer BG. Nothing more to add than the others above, except to say that I feel this is one of your best. Great work.