# Osprey with fish **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [July 2, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773 "2021-07-02T21:08:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/1 "2021-07-02T21:08:30Z")
![Osprey with fish](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/b/5beed66e442832ba41c1af3005b1781645b286bd.jpeg) Ospreys were seen on the swamp tour I took last weekend. Here is one carrying a fish - I believe that is a drum. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon 90D, Sigma 150-600 C ISO 400, f6.3, 1/2000s ###### @allensparks.wildlife ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/2 "2021-07-03T03:39:05Z")
An Osprey with a WHOLE fish!! You get extra points! Lovely composition, pose and sharpness, very nice tonalities and a great sky! ---
**Author:** ![Patricia\_Brundage](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@Patricia\_Brundage](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Patricia_Brundage)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/3 "2021-07-03T12:15:44Z")
A picture like this is on my bucket list. Congrats on capturing this great action shot. Unfortunately there are no osprey in the area I now live. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/4 "2021-07-03T12:19:38Z")
Very nicely done, Allen. These shots don’t come along every day, and you nailed it. And yes, I believe that’s a drum. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/5 "2021-07-03T14:45:51Z")
Excellent flight shot of the Osprey, Allen. The angle of the fish works perfectly in this frame. Very well done. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/6 "2021-07-03T15:57:20Z")
Super shot. Detail, color, comp all well done. Clouds in background add interest. Wish I could get this close. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/paul_breitkreuz/32/400_2.png) [@Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Paul_Breitkreuz)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/7 "2021-07-03T16:04:55Z")
Super catch, Allen…both by the osprey and of course by you with this very fine photo… 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Greenbaum](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/larry_greenbaum/32/14487_2.png) [@Larry\_Greenbaum](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Larry_Greenbaum)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/8 "2021-07-03T18:57:33Z")
> [@Allen\_Sparks](#): > > @allensparks.wildlife Your capture and composition is amazing - maybe a once in a lifetime “catch.” Perfect in every way. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Minish](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gary_minish/32/525_2.png) [@Gary\_Minish](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gary_Minish)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/9 "2021-08-06T22:05:21Z")
Excellent in-flight capture, Allen! Very good job with the exposure. Ospreys are like the Bald Eagles in my area. The high contrast between white and black feathers can make for difficult exposures. You have good detail in both the sunlit white and shadowed dark feathers. The blue & white background really sets off the bird and the fish also. It’s a beautiful photo! The only suggestion I would have is to sharpen the large version just a bit more. This site seems to automatically sharpen the smaller version so it looks great but the large version is a little soft. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/osprey-with-fish/22773/10 "2021-08-06T22:29:11Z")
What a shot, Allen. I love the wing position as well as the fish. 👍 👍