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Good Catch
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Osprey taking off with a rainbow trout it just caught.

Type of Critique Requested

  • Aesthetic: Feedback on the overall visual appeal of the image, including its color, lighting, cropping, and composition.
  • Technical: Feedback on the technical aspects of the image, such as exposure, color, focus and reproduction of colors and details, post-processing, and print quality.

Specific Feedback and Self-Critique

I always wanted to get a shot like this. I like the subject but am not to happy with the background.

Technical Details

Canon R5 + Canon RF 100-500 mm @ 500 mm. Manual mode with auto ISO: 1/2000 sec, F/7.1, ISO 500.

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Wow! I have always wanted to get a shot like that too…
What don’t you like about the background? It may be a tad bright but I love the colours. The trout is nicely framed against the blue water so that works too. The stripe effect is unusual which I think makes it interesting. You may be able to loosen the crop a bit as the bird is quite tight in the frame.
Again great photo…I cannot take my eyes of their eyes!

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Excellent, Jorgen. I love the wing position, which feels unusual and therefore interesting to me. While I could see why you might prefer a different background, I don’t find this one disagreeable. I do think a bit more canvas on both sides and maybe all around would be nice-it’s going to bang those wings up when it flaps.

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Hi Jorgen
This shot is always on my photograph list when I see Osprey flying. Every this looks good, (detail, eye contact, feather coloring) and the background could be helped by opening up the shot.
Peter

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Thanks Peter.

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Thanks Robena, good point about the crop.

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Superb action image. Great wing position and head turn. The trout is really excited.

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An amazing photo and wonderful action. I am good with the background as it tells part of the story. You timed that one right on.

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Getting this shot with the bird and fish coming at you is fantastic. Good eye(s) contact and detail. Agree with the tightness issue. The background works for me-it shows the environment and sure beats a blue sky. I guess you could play around with it a bit-see if some darkening or blue desaturation would make a difference, but pretty good as is. Well captured.