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ArthurDent

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Today's Ospreys
« on: July 04, 2018, 20:03:36 »
I went back to my spot this morning and they were really flying. I counted 12 in the air over the river at the same time. Not much fish catching going on though. But I did get a bunch of good shots, five of which I am posting below. Please let me have your thoughts. All taken with the Nikon D500 and 70-200 f/2.8 VR at 200mm.  1/3200 sec., f/7.1.

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2018, 20:04:36 »
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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2018, 20:05:30 »
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2018, 20:06:26 »
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2018, 20:07:17 »
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Anthony

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2018, 00:21:01 »
I love your osprey shots, and am rather envious.
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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2018, 03:45:03 »
Excellent!

You have certainly got the hang of photographing Ospreys now!
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2018, 04:16:09 »
Quote from: Anthony on July 05, 2018, 00:21:01
I love your osprey shots, and am rather envious.

Thank you for your kind words. The next time you are in Florida, reserve a day and I will take you to them. You can collect a boatload of images for yourself and be envious no more.
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2018, 11:33:18 »
Quote from: Ann on July 05, 2018, 03:45:03
Excellent!

You have certainly got the hang of photographing Ospreys now!

Thank you for your very kind words. Part of the difficulty of learning to photograph bif is finding a location where they are congregated in sufficient numbers to allow one to get a meaningful amount of practice, as, at least where I live, they are usually quite scattered. This site has lots of them and is not too far from my home, so I was able to go back two days in a row over a weekend and then again on Wednesday to photograph them and had a great opportunity to experiment with various camera settings. Also, I received some valuable suggestions as to metering from you and Seapy and on picture control and ADL from Akira which I think helped improve my capture rate a lot, and for which I’d like to thank you all.
 
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2018, 12:00:15 »
Another one.
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2018, 12:34:42 »
One more:
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Peter Connan

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2018, 17:57:38 »
I am very envious!

Beautiful shots of beautiful birds.
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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2018, 18:48:38 »
Looks like a lot of fun
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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2018, 20:14:30 »
Quote from: Peter Connan on July 05, 2018, 17:57:38
I am very envious!

Beautiful shots of beautiful birds.

Peter, next time you are in Florida, reserve a day for the Ospreys and I will take you to my spot so you can get enough shots to assuage your envy.
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ArthurDent

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Re: Today's Ospreys
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2018, 00:22:42 »
Quote from: armando_m on July 05, 2018, 18:48:38
Looks like a lot of fun

It is. It’s a beautiful spot, you just have to watch out for the gators and the water moccasins if you get too close to the water.
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