This photograph was taken at Four Mile River in South Lyme, Ct.
This is the same pair of Osprey’s I posted before, still working on the nest. I used Lightroom’s adjustment brush to bring down the exposure and highlights on the trees in the background.
The first shot is cropped about 30% and number 2 is about 40%.
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Peter
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 04/02/20 08:06:58
Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3, ISO Speed 1000
Lens 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal Length 374.0mm, Image Quality RAW, AF Mode AI Servo AF
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Cool action shots. I prefer the first one because there is good separation between the incoming branch and the sitting bird and the composition is more dynamic. In the second, it looks like the incoming branch is hitting the bird. The focus on the first one looks a bit better, too. Nice DOF in both. Nice project!
I also prefer the first image. Good action here. Good control of exposure and plumage detail more so in the first image. Some of the whites on the second Osprey are slightly blown on the wing. Sure looks like it’s fun to watch.
Very cool behavior and well done images, Peter. I tend to prefer the first for the angles of the birds to the viewer, but both are good documentary images.
