Sunday, 26th April 2009
Challenging Load
by Linn Smith
The Osprey eats almost exclusively fish as witnessed by a recent catch seen over Lake Jesup located in Seminole County, Florida.
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D
Linn Smith
Challenging Load by Linn Smith was photo of the day on Sunday, 26th April 2009. It is tagged Birds, Fish, Flight. You can leave a comment below.
21 Comments
Pauline Jones
Great action wildlife shot; lots of drama.
Alex
Great catch for you and the Osprey!
wanda krack
Good catch, in more ways than one! What lens did you use?
ebrahim
wow…wow…how did u get him to stare at you…amazing catch…what camera is this
Su
Just perfect congrats.
Linn Smith
Thank you very much for your kind comments! I shoot with a Canon EOS 5D and for this particular image I was using a 300mm lens. As you know, a big part of getting a good photo is luck. I saw this Osprey off in the distance retrieve this fish from the lake. I tracked it coming across the lake until it was in my range. Amazingly, it flew right over my head, thus the reason it was staring down at me!
planet lover
Wow! What a great picture! I love the blue sky and the fine detail of the feathers. The bird seems to be looking right at you.
Photos by Nik
amazing would love to know the settings to which you took this shot, shutter speen , fstop etc
Kirk Jordan
That is one big fish.
Malta Photography
Wonderful shot indeed. great clarity. I would have darkened it a little maybe the background though.
Marie Dunphy Harding
He certainly has powerful legs/claws. Once in a lifetime shot!
What is that.. between the osprey’s tail feathers & the seal?
Anurag
Terrific how the bird is looking menacingly at the camera. Great Catch!
Mandy Kilpatrick
Ooh, I just love that fierce look in the birds eye’s! What a big fish. i didn’t know there were Osprey in Florida, I know we have them here in Montana. Good work – what an excellent nature action shot!!
SPAIN
wow
great picture. Lots of action.
Kirby Walter
Wonderful shot, good job. I have been trying to catch an Osprey w/aerodynamic fish for two years at Clearlake, Nice CA.
Beautifuly done…All the bert, Kirby Walter
Sue Gagnon
And the bird is so aware of the PHOTOGRAPHER, what an AMAZING SHOT THIS IS!! I love it! Well done!!
mike
He’s got a pretty big fish there.
Su
This is such a good capture one of those once in a lifetime shots.
Rajib Singha
Fantastic shot!
Renee
wow!!! simply stunning shot!!
Antoinette
Breathtaking! For me & all involved as the cycle of life continues. Have “captured” this as my wallpaper & to share with others who love the outdoors as I do. Thank you so much for uploading this!