photoartflightOsprey With Nest Material
I am going through back up Hard Drives to cleanup drives and make room for newer images. But I keep coming across some interesting images that impede my progress. These were taken in 2006 at the Brigantine Division of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, NJ. I was setup along the Wildlife Drive with the Sigmonster 300-800mm f/5.6 zoom on a tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal Head. I was waiting for a group of birds in the water to come closer when this Osprey flew by with nesting material and I was able to get some images as it flew by.
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Lovely captures! Glad you didn’t wipe these off the hard drive.
Thanks! Now that I am retired I have time to go over past images from various photo trips!
Great! More pictures of this kind, where you can see the hard work. I mean, almost building a new house every year!
Thanks! Never thought of it that way. But they do have to rebuild the nests each year.
Nice captures, Reed– such fierce concentration in those eyes! I like the three bars of color in the background, too.
Thank Eliza! Photographing at 800mm and f/8 does give a much smoother background!
Amazing captures! It’s always a pleasure to watch your photos.
Thanks so much Greta! Glad you like my images! Means a lot to me!
These are excellent! An exciting find.
Thanks Belinda! I am going through my collection of hard disks to find images I never got around to while I was still working! Sometimes what I find surprises me!
I love these, an Osprey on a mission!! Great shots, Reed!!
Thanks so much Donna! I used to love that lens! But the 13 lbs weight was not enjoyable! Then add camera & tripod! But if you setup with your tripod you could really work an area!