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Taken this morning at Narrabeen. Lessen from today - packing your gear up attracts ospreys. Just ask Avkomp....

this is just fabulous.

about the best osprey shot I have seen in ages.

all I could do was wave at it

steve

Beautiful I know how difficult these are. Very well done.

A wonderful shot. Congrats.

oneputt: this is full frame too, so that makes it even better.


Steve

Iso 800 and absolutely blemish free - what a great shot.
That D200 sings huh?
Beautiful, congratulations !!!!!
Rel

I was going to say, WOW! Great shot!
But then I figured it out...

Using PS to take out the strings on that KITE was a great move!!!!!

Seriously, great photo, well done!

avkomp wrote:oneputt: this is full frame too, so that makes it even better.

Did Cows Go Moo switch to Canon?

Wonderful shot!

Awesome!! One to be very proud of.

nope he shot it with his d200.
we were sitting at a spot where we had seen them fly past and they werent coming so he said ok lets go home. I had more stuff to pack so started first.
as soon as my camera was away it flew past twice at the range shown.

P*ssed me off cos I couldnt get my stuff out again quick enough.

Steve

I cant post any opsprey shots from this morning now cos mine look crap compared to this.

sTeve

Thanks for the replys. He was watching us the whole time he flew past. Maybe we should have stopped off for some fresh fish to tempt him with...

Was taken with D200 and 80-400mm VR. (VR switched on!)

I dunno how you guys get the in flight shots.

Great photo. And full frame... wow. I'd like to just have been that close.

Paul

Full frame whow I think I might chuck the cast net and get a few fish to feed to my local pair. See if I can tempt them in really close.

Wow - spectacular shot, and so close. Much better than my recent osprey efforts.

fantastic shot! love the amount of detail it shows and those beady eyes staring straight at you.

This is a ripper of a shot with great angle lighting and eye contact.

Curious about which lens used for this shot?

Bob G

Bob:

the lens he used was the 80-400 vr @ 400mm on d200

it is capable of focussing on flying birds so long as you get a bit of a run up at em. the d200 and d2x make these shots easier to get sharp with the benefit of AF-c with lock on priority. AF-c is normally release priority so that the shutter is possible to be released whether focus is achieved or not. The lock on priority feature in af-c ensures continuous focus and the shutter will only be released when focus is achieved on the active
af sensor. having said all of that I just have to get them close when I have the camera out

as for getting close, we have been watching this pair for a couple of weeks learning habits.
so you can get somewhere appropriate and wait. If luck is on your side you may get an opportunity.

my shots today werent as close as this except for the pass when this one was taken when it came very close and 400mm was too much lens. the shot I got was even closer than full frame, beautifully exposed but with chronic camera shake as I struggled to get the camera back out in a hurry. My vr was off also because I previously had the camera on the tripod.

would have thought I could shoot a sharp shot @ 1/1250sec but not in this case. P*ssed me off no end cos I have taken sharp shots @ 1/80 sec @400mm handheld before (not of flying birds though.)

The real secret in getting this close to em is to come out with me and have me pack up my gear to move off. this is the second week in a row that it has happened to me

Steve.

I am totally gobsmacked. What a great image and you got him completely in the frame. I'm impressed!

Cheers
Sheila

CGM,

This is just stunning! Hard to believe that there are 2 shots of a flying Osprey on this forum at once, both of which are great. But this shot is one that I would gladly have in my image library.

Awesome stuff

Cheers

Michael

A priceless photograph! Well done! 200-400 VR is a serious piece of glass. But boy it sings.

matt: this was taken with the maligned 80-400vr NOT 200-400vr

steve