Osprey Shots from today

Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
edited February 20, 2006 in Wildlife
Good News and bad news..
The good news is I found a place to shoot osprey without schlepping a mile biggrin.gif ; the bad news is all you MI3 people went home alreadyCrunk.gif

I was being swarmed by Osprey today. I spotted at least 6. They let me know in no uncertain terms that they did not want me and my camera around. I let them Know in no uncertain terms that I wasn't leaving. After a while they got back to business and ignored me.

The light would have been much less harsh had I gone out a few hours earlier...But there is always another day.

Here are a few I was able to adjust. I guess I was metering all wrong for most of the shots.

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This guy was mad at me:
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trying to steal lunch:
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Comments

  • Michael AllenMichael Allen Registered Users Posts: 196 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Trout always makes a nice lunch. Excellent shots! Looks like you managed to get pretty close to them.
    -Mike
  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Michael Allen wrote:
    Trout always makes a nice lunch. Excellent shots! Looks like you managed to get pretty close to them.

    Hi Mike,
    Thanks! Amazingly close! I was shooting at 550mm-600mm
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Osprey
    Great captures Trish. The exposures look great to me, even it I don't know the difference between an Osprey and an Eagle. It was a pleasure meeting you as well; your work is excellent.
    William
    http://woofwoof.smugmug.com
  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Nice shots Trish, such a cool bird...
    Ed

    www.edhughesphoto.com
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited February 19, 2006
    The first shot looks like you were sitting out on the limb with the bird itself!!

    Great series - even with the fish. I can never see what they have in their talons.ne_nau.gif
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    love that first shot Trish. clap.gif Before you didn't have enough reach and now you have anough reach to clip the wings off in the 3rd shot. :D
    Harry
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    #3 for me
    Wow great captures, I love #3, I got a couple of good one's this weekendthumb.gif
    Looking for the weekend, see my images at the location below, please leave a comment if you like what you see, I would love to hear from you.:):

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Trish, I wouldn't move for the world, but you live in bird paradise!!!!

    Those are fantastic shots. I love the fish, I love the first shot particularly, but they are all really good!

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Nice series Trish.
    Steve
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