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Sep 19, 2008 01:03 |  #1

Unsure in my mind if this tight crop works but I am not always conventional and I liked the placement of their eyes in the frame..

Two young ospreys low in the nest during a storm when all three of us were getting wet.

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Sep 19, 2008 01:10 |  #2

Wow, Mike, were you in the nest with them?! :shock: :D


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Sep 19, 2008 04:36 |  #3

This crop works for me. :-)


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Sep 19, 2008 08:54 |  #4

I second that, works for me too! Very nice!


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Sep 19, 2008 08:55 as a reply to  @ ajosteve's post |  #5

geez how close were you to get a crop this tight. i like it too btw.

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Sep 19, 2008 10:05 |  #6

Cool shot Mike. We did get a lot of rain!!




  
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Sep 19, 2008 12:44 |  #7

Yup it works, Mike. Great image.


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Sep 19, 2008 19:57 |  #8

I like it as well...


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Sep 19, 2008 20:13 |  #9

Bill Pham wrote in post #6339886 (external link)
geez how close were you to get a crop this tight. i like it too btw.

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Thanks everyone, the tiff looks much cleaner. I was 50 feet up and 27 feet away with the 500 f/4 and MkIII




  
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Sep 19, 2008 22:30 |  #10

I sure like it...
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