Osprey with Perch

6 years 1 month ago #571410 by Paul-Rossi
I was photographing a Pileated Woodpecker on the edge of a forest clearing 3/4 mile from Lake Huron when this Osprey approached and I saw it would cross my shadow line and be at the right distance for a good shot.  I quickly made a few camera adjustments, switching to manual exposure, and expanding the focusing points out to 7.  I was lucky the bird flew straight, and did not veer away. 

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO: 400
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Captured: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 9:08am


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6 years 1 month ago #571440 by effron
I don't think that poor Yellow Perch was too happy about it, but that's a beautiful photo!

Why so serious?
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6 years 1 month ago #571458 by Hannah Williams
Beautiful bird. Perfect flight! 


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6 years 1 month ago #571462 by Kira Minori
Cool! 


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6 years 1 month ago #571597 by Lauren Grant
This is a good shot! 


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6 years 1 month ago #571657 by Thirsty Beaver
That Perch is wondering about the inflight movie that was playing out!  

Great shot! 


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