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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

This has to be my favorite Osprey dive sequence that I have ever photographed. I noticed this Osprey fishing at my local lake, and it looked to have had a feather broken from being tangled in fishing line, making it very distinguishable from the other Osprey in the area. That didn't stop it from securing a catch!

Apr 29, 2022 at 02:12 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

I can see why that would be your favorite sequence.

Apr 29, 2022 at 04:10 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

That is a great series and you did a great job capturing it.

Apr 29, 2022 at 04:56 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Sweet set Alphonse. Great action. That feather will eventually come off

Morris

Apr 29, 2022 at 06:44 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Absolutely wonderful.

Apr 29, 2022 at 06:53 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

What kind of fish is that?

Apr 29, 2022 at 07:47 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Really a nice sequence. The first and last of the set are excellent shots. Well done.

Apr 29, 2022 at 08:35 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Wow, what a sequence!

Apr 29, 2022 at 09:34 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

That is a special sequence for sure, the broken wing feather adds to the scene. Terrific work.

Apr 29, 2022 at 09:41 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Wonderful! Congrats!

Birds have a solid redundancy to stay airborne despite loosing some feathers. One feather is no issue at all.

That seems to be some kind of salmon. (My wild but not totally uninformed guess. The small fin (fettfena in swedish) on the back just in front of the tailfin is indicative of salmonides over here, perhaps also overthere.)

Apr 29, 2022 at 11:50 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Z250SA wrote:
Wonderful! Congrats!

Birds have a solid redundancy to stay airborne despite loosing some feathers. One feather is no issue at all.

That seems to be some kind of salmon. (My wild but not totally uninformed guess. The small fin (fettfena in swedish) on the back just in front of the tailfin is indicative of salmonides over here, perhaps also overthere.)

I don’t think it’s a Salmon. This was over a freshwater local lake in Colorado, if there were salmon I might choose to take up fishing myself!

Apr 29, 2022 at 12:49 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Nikon1960 wrote:
I don’t think it’s a Salmon. This was over a freshwater local lake in Colorado, if there were salmon I might choose to take up fishing myself!

Oh, there are many salmoniform fish in fresh waters. Order Salmoniformes (salmons, trouts, and allies).

Apr 29, 2022 at 02:08 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Don't know that I've ever seen a sequence that shows an osprey catching the fish, pulling it out of the water, and getting airborne so wells as yours.

I'll be thrilled if I ever get one that comes close to this.

Apr 29, 2022 at 03:00 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Great sequence, Alphonsus! Right place, right time!

Apr 29, 2022 at 03:25 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Nice sequence and a couple of technical questions if you don’t mind? Handheld or gimbaled? Do you have IS on or off? AED or zone? Cropped much? It looks like you were in M with auto ISO, no exposure comp, which left several of the frames a bit underexposed as it meters the whole frame.

Apr 29, 2022 at 04:04 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

You did GOOD!!!!

Apr 29, 2022 at 05:31 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

armd wrote:
Nice sequence and a couple of technical questions if you don’t mind? Handheld or gimbaled? Do you have IS on or off? AED or zone? Cropped much? It looks like you were in M with auto ISO, no exposure comp, which left several of the frames a bit underexposed as it meters the whole frame.

On my Gitzo Monopod with Wimberley MH-100 Monogimbal head.

IS on, with whole zone eye-AF. Some cropping for sure. Yes, I run M with auto ISO, but I chose to edit these a bit dark as it was a very cloudy day.

Apr 29, 2022 at 06:18 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Very Nice!

Apr 29, 2022 at 06:23 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Determination of an Osprey - Colorado (10 pictures)

Nikon1960 wrote:
On my Gitzo Monopod with Wimberley MH-100 Monogimbal head.

IS on, with whole zone eye-AF. Some cropping for sure. Yes, I run M with auto ISO, but I chose to edit these a bit dark as it was a very cloudy day.

Much appreciated. Interestingly I find the R5 struggles a bit with AED when shooting ospreys as opposed to eagles, hawks, or even speedy swallows; It tends to focus in on the various bright patches on the nape or wings rather than the eye or even head.

Apr 30, 2022 at 10:14 PM


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