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Intro:
This Tuesday I went to photograph a couple of Ruffs breeding play. I had just put up my portable hide when this osprey came very close to me. First I got lots of photos of it fishing very close to me and then it landed in a tree just 5-10 meters away from me. To me it proved the effectiveness of my portable hide as I have never been able to get this close to a Ospray
before.
How beautiful they are!
Geographic info:
This from river Emån in eastern Småland
Technical information:
Canon 300/f4 lens on a my new Canon 40D body, in rawformat and used Adobe Lightroom 2 beta for some adjustments, before the final edit in Photoshop CS3.
Just crop, white balance and a bit hue
Noise reduction with Noiseware professional
Sharpening with Photokit capture sharpener
About the specie:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), also known colloquially as seahawk, fish hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimetres (24 in) in length with a 1.8 metre (6 ft) wingspan. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly whitish on the head and underparts, with a brownish eyepatch and wings.
The Osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.
As its other common names suggest, the Osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It has evolved specialised physical characteristics and exhibits some unique behaviours to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Four subspecies are usually recognised. Despite its propensity to nest near water, the Osprey is not a sea-eagle. |
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- Argus
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(35227) - [2008-05-25 8:34]
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Hello Bengt,
A great capture of a hovering Osprey with a fine wing position in great lighting. The sharpness and light management are excellent.
TFS this excellent image,
Best wishes,
Ivan
I år har jag inte sett fiskgjusen än, måste skärpa mig!
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- eBirdy
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(512) - [2008-05-25 10:10]
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Hi Bengt,
Great, excellent capture, caught in the air ! TFS, Marta
Hello Bengt
This is a an astonishing capture of an Osprey...I really like your stealth with your portable hide...The details are stunning and show great camera skill on your part.
Best Regards
paul
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- PeterZ
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Hello Bengt,
Very beautiful photo of this Osprey. Light, colours and sharpness are excellent. Great details and composition.
Regards,
Peter
Hi Bengt,
Good captured photo in good moment. Tfs.
Best Regards
Laszlo
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- pvs
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Hi Bengt,
A nice capture of this predator,well detailed with a nice POV,great camerawork,tfs
Paul
Hi Bengt,
Very good capture of attacking Osprey with good POV and composition, excellent colours and sharp details.
TFS
Pekka
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Great photo! Great document!
TFS
Angelo