My First Osprey Photos!

shelby16 · Apr 7, 2015

I have been waiting to get photos of an Osprey, and my day has finally come. I would love comment/critique please if you have the time.

#1

#2

#3

#4

sscarmack · Apr 7, 2015

Your FIRST? Like literally your very first?

I'm impressed!!!! My first ones.....heck, my ones now aren't even this good HAHA..

These are great.

sm4him · Apr 7, 2015

Well, when you finally got the chance, you certainly made good use of the opportunity! These are excellent for a first attempt. Or a second. Or any other number of attempts.

The ONLY thing I'd suggest to improve them is to watch your composition--you've got the Osprey smack in the center of every shot. If these were mine, I'd:
Make #1 a portrait orientation.
Crop just a bit off the left side of # 2, to put the Osprey on the left "third" line, since he's looking back "into" the frame.
I might actually leave #3 centered, but crop off a bit from both sides to let the bird fill more of the frame.
Crop a bit of the right side of #4, to put the bird on the right "third" line.

shelby16 · Apr 7, 2015

sm4him said:
Well, when you finally got the chance, you certainly made good use of the opportunity! These are excellent for a first attempt. Or a second. Or any other number of attempts.

The ONLY thing I'd suggest to improve them is to watch your composition--you've got the Osprey smack in the center of every shot. If these were mine, I'd:
Make #1 a portrait orientation.
Crop just a bit off the left side of # 2, to put the Osprey on the left "third" line, since he's looking back "into" the frame.
I might actually leave #3 centered, but crop off a bit from both sides to let the bird fill more of the frame.
Crop a bit of the right side of #4, to put the bird on the right "third" line.

Great input!! Thank you so much, I will definitely look into this. I appreciate the feedback.

shelby16 · Apr 7, 2015

sscarmack said:
Your FIRST? Like literally your very first?

I'm impressed!!!! My first ones.....heck, my ones now aren't even this good HAHA..

These are great.

Hahaha thank you. It's not my first photo - I've been learning and shooting for a little less than two years - so still new, but the first photos I've ever been able to take of an Osprey in my lifetime, so I'm pretty happy.

baturn · Apr 7, 2015

Very nice! I agree completely with Sharon.
Although there are a few around here, I have never gotten close enough to get a shot of an osprey. but I'll keep trying.