Osprey Stare
The osprey, an accomplished fisher, stares down at me.
Location – Exmouth, Western Australia.
Taken with Canon 5D at f5.6, 1/320th, ISO 100 400mm of 100-400mm lens, handheld, as is.
Featured in Canon DSLR Group March 2009.
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Dennis Gay
G’day Alex,
They do have the most intense stare!
A great head study of this magnificent Aussie raptor, concentrating on the eye and drawing the viewer right into the scene.
Great exposure in good light and beautifully focussed.
Highoghts and contrast have been very well controlled and the colours are wonderfuly natural.
As Michael Palin said in the Monty Python Parrot Sketch, “Beauuuuutiful plumage!”
The impact of that eye is very strong and the photograph is a delight to view.
GB
Dennis
kathy s gillen...
excellent capture Alex
artisandelimage
all like dennis ! lol
beautiful close-up…
my best, francis.
Jen Millard
Fantastic detail..
Nori Bucci
Wow…incredible capture Alex!
Marvin Collins
Beautiful!!
Jan Fijolek
Nicely taken.
eaglewatcher
Stunning shot—fantastic detail.
BigD
It’s looking right at me, Alex. Good job
Lyn Higgs
A beautiful shot – I love it ; D
Jan Richardson
All that Dennis has said, Alex! I follow the exploits of the Scottish Ospreys via webcam, but this shot shows the regal majesty of our own Aussie Ospreys. Wonderful shot, and straight into my favourites!
damo .
Congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group
your hosts at Canon DSLR
Mariann Rea
Hahahha, he looks so funny LOL Excellent image
joanne hope
wow got to love them eyes well shot
Roslyn Slater
Fantastic capture.
jdmphotography
DigitallyStill
Magnificent shot Alex. And congrats on the feature, well deserved! Coincidently, I was photographing a pair of Pied-billed Grebes and their two chicks yesterday in a nearby pond and had the visit of an Osprey. He circled the pond three times(and created havoc for the ducks) before diving for a fish. Stand by… I will be posting it soon. Again Alex, fine job of this photo..
gabbielizzie
congradulations on your feature
F.A. Moore
How great to see this guy straight on. Fantastic shot. Fav!
I used to watch them in my back yard, circle and dive bomb for fish. They are magnificent to watch fish. (Of course I’m watching them from the U.S. east coast, but certainly they’re related and probably well-traveled. ;)