Seconds Before Impact
Featured in Animals in Action – August 2009
Featured in Best of the Best, 100% Nature Photography – September 2009
Featured in Speed – September 2009
1st place in Challenge #5 – Best of the Best, 100% Nature Photography
An Osprey made a dive to catch a fish swimming close to the water surface. Steady hands and panning / tracking skills were required to capture the fastest part of the dive – the moment before impact.
Seconds Before Impact belongs to the following groups:
All That is Nature (Photography Only), Animal Kingdom, Animals in Action two a day , Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Cards: Animals and pets (2/day - NO WRITING), FEATURED ONLY, Just Pure Nature., Nature's Wonders, Speed, The Birds, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art and Wild Nature Photography & Writing Available for sale asGreeting Cards
Steve Sass
fantastic capture!
wayne51
Absolutely awesome shot, good camera skills to get this. Well done. Wayne
Lyn Thomsen
Superb, this is a brilliant image Andy
Meg Hart
Wow…Serious photography!
OZZREBELXTI
Absolutely superb shot! awesome work well done.
Nick Hunt
Great shot, well done!
Stuart Baxter
instant fav…a stunner
WTBird
What a nice action shot. Did you also get the impact shot? This creates the excitement of the chase…the impending impact is coming… It is just a very good photograph! Sharp too. A nice wall hanger.
Andy Nguyen replied
In actuality, at the point of impact, there’s so much splash it’s impossible to see anything. One would need to wait till the water calms down a bit to see the Osprey, and/or the fish. I’ve just uploaded the shot that came later in that sequence. Pls see my portfolio. Thx.
Andy
Spencer Trickett
wow!!!!!!!!!
Jay Lethbridge
Wow, what an amazing capture. Just love this one. Great work.
jesika
Totally awe inspiring image, superb in every way.
j
Renee Dawson
One day…before I die (lol) I hope to get a shot like this. Fabulous timing & capture Andy!
Andy Nguyen replied
Thanks so much, Renee. It’s a difficult shot, but not impossible. With the right tools, knowledge of the subject, and lots of practice, I believe anyone with an interest can do it. Good luck! :)
Andy
Beve Brown-Clark
Sensational timming…ah but did you get the one with him grabbing the fish too??
Kelly Cavanaugh
Excellent capture!
lorilee
A fabulous capture!!!
Tanya Bright
Wow, what a great action shot!
David Clarke
Superb image, Andy!!
Steve Buffington
Outstanding Andy.—Steve
rodeorose
Awesome!! Incredible clarity.
kathy s gillen...
awesome capture
ilpo laurila
Brilliant capture Andy.
Andy Nguyen
Thank you everyone for the nice comment on the image.
Andy
SarahLynne
This is so crisp! Amazing capture.
reflexio
Sensational panning. What great action.
Andy Nguyen
Thanks to Sarah and reflexio for the nice comments.
Shaun Whiteman
Wow my friend this is awesome…wow again!!
Nature's Realm
stunning image. – Dennis
DutchLumix
Awesome you see all the speed
Kimberly Peers
Truly Amazing Capture!
Mariann Rea
Excellent osprey image!!! I love those birds!
Keeping the subject sharp at this high speeds is definitely a tough job but if you have a good camera and a good photographer then it’s a bit easier ;)
Themis
Sounding like a broken record, but I’m going to add my ‘Excellent!!’ to the others. Brilliant shot, this is what I aspire to!
Sandy Stewart
WOW,......amazing action capture of this Osprey! : )
Tracey Mac
The talons are huge…........no wonder he couldn’t miss…...........another very special image…...
daniels
EXCELENT !! db
Mark Peterson
Excellent!
James Watson
WOW!
Dave Hampton
Congrats from the Best of the Best ~ 100% Nature Photography group
Andy Nguyen replied
Woah! Thank you. What an honor.
LeilaniMelayna
Excellent action shot & capture, dear Andy!
Smiles Leilani :0)
cherylc1
WOW!!!! Absolutely brillant capture!!!
cieloverde
Absolutamente espectacular !
Allan Erickson
ditto all the above. Great shot!
Shaun Whiteman
This is just one of the best wildlife shots I have ever seen, stunning camera work an amazing moment captured…well done!!! A fave and then some!! What camera setup do you use my friend?
Andy Nguyen replied
Hi Shaun,
Thanks for the wonderful comment. I was lucky to have captured three different shots of the dive, of different angles and different individual birds that day. This is the best shot of the day. I took it with a Nikon D300 camera, 300mm f4 lens with a 1.7x teleconverter, handheld.
Ranald
Oh wow! I have seen these only from afar. You have really captured the power.
Janette Rodgers
Excellent capture.
FelicityB
Incredible shot!
Jane Best
THis is AMAZING! Fantastic shot!
shararat
wht a brilliant ACTION capture!!! lv d EYE
Ryan Schain
Fantastic.