BajaNomad - OH NO, More Osprey

OH NO, More Osprey

DianaT - 10-22-2009 at 09:15 PM

Another bird I just love to watch

One portrait and two with his dinner that are softer than I want, but I am working on it. :yes:

Thank you for looking

Diane

[Edited on 10-23-2009 by DianaT]

Iflyfish - 10-22-2009 at 10:46 PM

I love your pics. The last two don't look softer to me, they don't look as crisp or as well focused. Depth of field issue I think/ shutter speed may be the issue. Others know more than I do about photography but that is my guess. You got a good glint in the eye, just a little out of focus. That soft focus is how I like to be photographed in my advancing years. They used to put vasaline on lenses when photographing aging Hollywood beauties.

Iflyfish

DianaT - 10-23-2009 at 08:30 AM

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Originally posted by Iflyfish
I love your pics. The last two don't look softer to me, they don't look as crisp or as well focused. Depth of field issue I think/ shutter speed may be the issue. Others know more than I do about photography but that is my guess. You got a good glint in the eye, just a little out of focus. That soft focus is how I like to be photographed in my advancing years. They used to put vasaline on lenses when photographing aging Hollywood beauties.

Iflyfish

It was quite a high shutter speed. I think the problem was more with the aging photographer. Standing and moving on unstable ground. :biggrin:

Learning ways to hold still better. In situations like this, my tripod is worthless, so I think I will get a monopod like you and a couple others suggested a long time ago----would help steady the lens.

I will keep trying until I get the really sharp ones I want

[Edited on 10-23-2009 by DianaT]

Iflyfish - 10-23-2009 at 08:45 AM

Watching the evolution of Mrsfish's pics it is clear that a tripod helps a lot.

Mrsfish showed me a series of bird photos where the photographer staged the setting, set his camera and let the birds come to him.

If this guy did the Osprey pics you have done he would have caught the fish, placed it strategically in his set, and then pushed the button on the tripod mounted camera when the bird was perfectly posed. He has produced hundreds of staged photos like this, great idea.

I also learned from Mrsfish that some great photographers actually set up their pics, like the swooping owls you see in Nat Geo, by using a fishing pole with dead mice as a lure, cast, draw the raptor into the camera and click. Cool idea eh?

Iflyfish

DianaT - 10-23-2009 at 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by Iflyfish
Watching the evolution of Mrsfish's pics it is clear that a tripod helps a lot.

Mrsfish showed me a series of bird photos where the photographer staged the setting, set his camera and let the birds come to him.

If this guy did the Osprey pics you have done he would have caught the fish, placed it strategically in his set, and then pushed the button on the tripod mounted camera when the bird was perfectly posed. He has produced hundreds of staged photos like this, great idea.

I also learned from Mrsfish that some great photographers actually set up their pics, like the swooping owls you see in Nat Geo, by using a fishing pole with dead mice as a lure, cast, draw the raptor into the camera and click. Cool idea eh?

Iflyfish

I know how staged some of those shots are, and yes, that would make for the best shots---all set up. Some of the best ones I have seen have also been at zoos.

Somehow, to me that takes all the fun out of it---I really like to try and catch them a la natural----just my preference, but who knows if I may change my mind ---- does happen now and again. :biggrin:

Oh, it is the same for a lot of big animal wildlife photography---but I would much rather take a pix of a coyote in the wild than through a cage------but with the tripod all set up at the zoo, the pics will always be sharper

BTW John says he likes the pose in the third picture---says it shows some powerful drumsticks---hope he isn't getting any ideas. :lol:

Diane

[Edited on 10-23-2009 by DianaT]

Iflyfish - 10-23-2009 at 09:06 AM

I know what you mean about the contrived photos. I like the third pose too. Vigilante Osprey!

Keep it up, really enjoy your pics.

Iflyfish

DianaT - 10-24-2009 at 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by Iflyfish
I know what you mean about the contrived photos. I like the third pose too. Vigilante Osprey!

Keep it up, really enjoy your pics.

Iflyfish

Have you ever noticed that birds of prey always look angry? The scavengers, like the vultures don't look angry.

Maybe the birds of prey are angry over needing to kill whereas the others just enjoy dinner ready to eat.

Just my observation.

Diane

BajaNuts - 10-24-2009 at 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
Have you ever noticed that birds of prey always look angry? The scavengers, like the vultures don't look angry.

Maybe the birds of prey are angry over needing to kill whereas the others just enjoy dinner ready to eat.

Just my observation.

Diane

Perhaps it is the animal kingdom version of the "Type A" personality.....MUST be top dog, MUST be salesman of the month, MUST have the latest/best/greatest...

versus-

the "Type B" personality...Ya know...I'll go to work, I got my income, I'll take care of the family....no hurry, no worry......It'll all work out and I'll have fun in the mean time.....

It takes all types, both in the human world and in the animal world. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference...
:lol:

as always, super pics~

[Edited on 10-25-2009 by BajaNuts]

BajaNuts - 10-24-2009 at 08:56 PM

PS~ there's probably a coffee table book in the future for DT with all these awesome pics!

I'd buy one......if i had a coffee table.............

DianaT - 10-24-2009 at 09:06 PM

Bajanuts,

Thanks for the nice compliments---very appreciated.

And I think you are on to something with the Type A and Type B personalities----it really fits.

Bird of Prey---have to keep moving and searching, always watching closely, always ready to attack, fast moving, and then the final rapid dive for the reward. Yes, maybe it is not anger on their face, but hard core determination. Definite Type A

Scavenger ---Vulture---Up late, time to kick back and dry wings, and then out to cruise. No intense looks, just following a keen sense of smell. Then there it it, a waiting dinner. Still time to float around in a circle, relax, take a slow move downward, and feast----then back to the community resting place. Type B? Yes, just cruising through life----heck, they have very few predators after them.

So I used to think I wanted to return to life as a red tailed hawk or golden eagle, but maybe I need to rethink this----the type B life is looking better. :biggrin:

Diane

wessongroup - 10-25-2009 at 11:17 AM

Have to agree, this guy does not look like a sissy...

And once again, thank you for your posts... like the outdoor shots, maybe not there but, sure get the idea...

I sure got it with your other post "loney desert" shot with the telephoto... but, can't image the quite!!!

You have to be there for that one...

Keep it up... and from what I see, your doing pretty darn good with a camera... I can't even keep my finger out of the lens when I shoot. :lol:

sorry for the 'jack

woody with a view - 10-25-2009 at 12:22 PM

great fotos Diane!!! Bia and I look forward to seeing our first osprey EVERY trip. it means we are really out there, where we wanna be, along the coast. here's a couple of our latest shots.

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woody with a view - 10-25-2009 at 12:25 PM

"hey, who's the gringo?"

"better keep an eye on him. he looks like a cool guy from a shady place like OB!"

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woody with a view - 10-25-2009 at 12:27 PM

"i dunno about you, but i gotta get a closer look."

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DianaT - 10-25-2009 at 01:11 PM

Woody, those are cute and unusual to be looking down on them. But I really think in that last pix, he is coming to get you----sending you a message. :biggrin:

I know I have posted this one before, but at the time, I really did not realize what this guy was doing----now I do. But I wonder if he really was just lighting the load before take off, or if it was a statement about how he felt having his picture taken. :lol:

Osprey

tehag - 10-25-2009 at 08:26 PM

Hadn't seen that one yet. Great shot of a profound statement. If you would like to further share some of your bird photos there is a site in the UK where people from all over the planet are posting birds and other wildlife. That last osprey shot would be much appreciated on there.

Here's their URL: http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/index.php

DianaT - 10-25-2009 at 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by tehag
Hadn't seen that one yet. Great shot of a profound statement. If you would like to further share some of your bird photos there is a site in the UK where people from all over the planet are posting birds and other wildlife. That last osprey shot would be much appreciated on there.

Here's their URL: http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/index.php

Thanks---I will check it out.

Diane

Skipjack Joe - 10-25-2009 at 11:12 PM

The african lion is an apex predator that sleeps up to 22 hours per day, or so I've heard. In fact, none of the big cats are what you'd call type A's. I don't know ....

In fact you could argue that prey are type A's as they are in a constant nervous state, not knowing where death will come from: gazelle, rodents, even trout.

But I agree that scavengers seldom appear nervous.