Osprey with its meal-- It doesn't seem to want to share.
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[ Post a Comment ]| calebEOC | AWESOME! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Nice dude, I have been trying to get a picture of one of these for awhile. | | Posted Nov 17, 2006 2:29 am |
 | | Bob Sihler | Re: AWESOME! | | 
Hasn't voted | Thank you! They're not easy to approach, and they have this curious habit of turning from the camera when you do get close. But they're beautiful to watch and hear even when you can't get a good shot. | | Posted Nov 17, 2006 2:36 am |
| cgrisha | nice | | 
Voted 10/10 | really nice pictures and the moment you catch this bird | | Posted Nov 18, 2006 3:22 am |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: nice | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you for your comment! | | Posted Nov 18, 2006 3:34 am |
| OlympicMtnBoy | Osprey | | 
Voted 10/10 | Wow, sweet shot of one of America's most spectaluar birds of prey! I'm amazed you got so close:) | | Posted Nov 20, 2006 7:52 pm |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: Osprey | |
Hasn't voted | I appreciate the compliment. Yeah, most don't let you get too close, but this one was busy eating (that fish in the picture had a head when I started taking pictures), and I also had a 300 mm lens with a 2X extender, effectively giving me 600 mm (hard to focus and steady, though, even with a tripod-- easy to get blurry shots). | | Posted Nov 20, 2006 11:54 pm |
| | Day Hiker | Re: Osprey | | 
Voted 10/10 | Nice pic. Where did you see this bird? I have seen many in Yellowstone, near the water of course. Does their range extend into the eastern states too?
For my digital SLR, the best zoom I have is a 75-300mm with a 2X. It's only really useful for shots in bright sunlight. I have used 2-2Xs together with the 75-300mm, for an effective 300-1200mm, and the image quality suffers immensely. But even with this, I have taken some decent direct shots of the setting sun, its elliptical shape almost filling the frame at 1200mm. | | Posted Feb 17, 2007 10:57 am |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: Osprey | |
Hasn't voted | This was in the rock-climbing haven of Everglades National Park, Florida. I only posted this because of the animal close-ups album and its liberal inclusiveness. Ospreys are pretty common in Eastern coastal areas now, but our mountains generally lack the lakes and large rivers that provide habitats for these great birds.
What you describe concerning your lens is pretty much what I had here. I'd never thought of using 2 extenders, though. I haven't used mine for several years now because it's just so hard to get a crisp shot using it. | | Posted Feb 17, 2007 1:40 pm |
| Tomas Kristofory | Osprey doesn't seem to | | 
Voted 10/10 | want to share, but you thankfully shared the photo with us. Thanks! Tomas | | Posted Nov 30, 2006 5:03 am |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: Osprey doesn't seem to | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like the shot! | | Posted Dec 2, 2006 5:35 pm |
| Anya Jingle | Great photo | | 
Voted 10/10 | That's a great shot. Thanks for posting it. | | Posted Jan 13, 2007 11:01 am |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: Great photo | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you! | | Posted Jan 13, 2007 6:32 pm |
| Laurabeth | Excellent | | 
Hasn't voted | Love this shot!! Thanks for sharing. | | Posted Jan 15, 2007 12:00 am |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: Excellent | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you! I appreciate that! And welcome to SP! You've put up some nice pictures today. | | Posted Jan 15, 2007 3:22 am |
| | Laurabeth | Re: Excellent | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks still learning my way through the site.. you have awesome photos. | | Posted Jan 15, 2007 3:25 am |
| Jane Neil | how? | | 
Hasn't voted | How did you get so close?
| | Posted Jun 26, 2007 5:42 pm |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: how? | |
Hasn't voted | 300 mm lens with a 2x extender. It was also pretty tolerant since it was so occupied with its meal. | | Posted Jun 26, 2007 5:48 pm |
| lcarreau | Awesome Raptor! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Hello - greetings from Arizona. You have some really awesome images. We have the Osprey at a lake just to the east of where I live. We call it a FISH EAGLE.It retrieves trout from the lake! The last time I went to White Sands was back in October of 2005. Just LOVED every inch of it!!! (I PREFER REMOTE PLACES.) | | Posted Nov 2, 2007 2:08 pm |
| | Bob Sihler | Re: Awesome Raptor! | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the comments. I love listening to and watching the ospreys wherever I see them. And yes, I love remote places, too. I get a kick out of all the threads and photos here for places like Mount Rainier and Mount Hood when there's so much spectacular, rugged, and virtually untouched wilderness all over the West. My favorite areas are the Absaroka Range in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana.
| | Posted Nov 2, 2007 4:32 pm |
| lcarreau | Mount Rainer rises | |
Voted 10/10 | in my birth county of Pierce in Washington state.
Hotfoot has some nice pics of it. When Mt. Rainier blows ... think I'd rather be living in Arizona. Thanks for the pics & albums, Bob! | | Posted Nov 4, 2007 8:36 pm |
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