One of my best Osprey/salmon shots from today.
Sep 12, 2017 21:13:03 #
Regis: While I constantly marvel at your "out of this world" hand held technique, I am also mightily impressed that your Osprey are able to get airborne with a salmon that size. I live right on the water in Rhode Island where we have two Osprey families whom we watch fishing on a regular basis and we have seen them struggling to get airborne with much smaller fish. Maybe Idaho Osprey are on steroids!
Sep 12, 2017 21:19:45 #
Sep 12, 2017 21:23:58 #
edrobinsonjr wrote:
Excellent shot, Regis. I would hang it on the wall too.
Ed
Ed
I thank you very much, Ed.
Sep 12, 2017 21:30:29 #
I've been following your photography for quite a while now. You keep this up you might just get to be pretty good at it. 
That really is a beautiful shot. I know you have been practicing your craft for quite some time and the effort you put in shows. Great job.
That really is a beautiful shot. I know you have been practicing your craft for quite some time and the effort you put in shows. Great job.Sep 12, 2017 21:33:27 #
Regis wrote:
I appreciate your good reply, BassmanBruce. You forgot to mention 'luck', which is being in the right time and place.
Samuel Goldwyn is said to have said, "the harder I work the luckier I get." I think it's more about knowing the habits of the birds, knowing where they are at what time of day, having the right equipment and understanding how to make the best use of it. Not so much luck involved.
Sep 12, 2017 21:34:44 #
warrenvon wrote:
Regis . . . I've been forwarding your osprey image... (show quote)
It could have easily been an f/8 or an f/12 depending on weather conditions, spot-metering a different part of the bird or other factors. I can not go lower than an f/8 using a 2x extender. All my focusing is automatic.
Sep 12, 2017 21:35:46 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Superb Regis!
I thank you very much, nimbushopper.
Sep 12, 2017 21:36:48 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Excellence and beauty, Regis!
I thank you very much, Swamp-Cork.
Sep 12, 2017 21:46:02 #
LJLRenner wrote:
Regis: While I constantly marvel at your "out of this world" hand held technique, I am also mightily impressed that your Osprey are able to get airborne with a salmon that size. I live right on the water in Rhode Island where we have two Osprey families whom we watch fishing on a regular basis and we have seen them struggling to get airborne with much smaller fish. Maybe Idaho Osprey are on steroids!
Many of our Ospreys can not get the fish out of the water if they are too heavy. They struggle. Once in awhile an Osprey does get a fairly large salmon (Kokanee salmon can be large) out of the water, but the bird
flies a short distance to eat it. Idaho Osprey are the same size and shape as others, but they may be very hungry and try very hard to lift this large fish out of the water knowing Winter is coming soon and want
to eat as much as possible, LJRenner.
Sep 12, 2017 21:47:41 #
Sep 12, 2017 21:48:43 #
10MPlayer wrote:
I've been following your photography for quite a while now. You keep this up you might just get to be pretty good at it. That really is a beautiful shot. I know you have been practicing your craft for quite some time and the effort you put in shows. Great job.
That really is a beautiful shot. I know you have been practicing your craft for quite some time and the effort you put in shows. Great job.More than 50 years I have been behind a camera. I'm 73. Practice makes almost perfect.
Thank you very much, 10MPlayer.
Sep 12, 2017 21:55:26 #
10MPlayer wrote:
Samuel Goldwyn is said to have said, "the harder I work the luckier I get." I think it's more about knowing the habits of the birds, knowing where they are at what time of day, having the right equipment and understanding how to make the best use of it. Not so much luck involved.
A little bit of luck helps when bird flies close to you instead of changing direction so one can get a more detailed shot or the dark cloud surrenders to a ray of sunshine in time to get
a brighter shot, etc. One can not control all the photographic elements for a great photo. You do the best you can and prepare for the right moment.
Sep 12, 2017 21:56:14 #
Sep 12, 2017 21:57:11 #
Bill_de wrote:
Love it! The birds form and the bright red fish just make this a wonderful image.
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I thank you very much, Bill.
Sep 12, 2017 22:11:36 #
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