O
by vawendy

Comment by vawendy:

Originally posted by bobnospum: PS: The thumbnail links above do not seem to be working. Just show as text, not links.

Yeah that happens when you put the photos in during voting.. Don't quit know why you have to go back and save the changes again. But thanks for pointing it out, I had forgotten about it!

O
by vawendy

Comment by bobnospum:
PS: The thumbnail links above do not seem to be working. Just show as text, not links.

O
by vawendy

Comment by bobnospum:
As a fellow Osprey shooter I am so jealous. My nearby shooting locations are all on nests rather the "fishing" spots. I do get the bird bringing fish to the nest sometimes, but not the wet dripping water shots like this. Well done.

As far as the highlight. Tough bird to shoot. Sometimes needs to reduce them to 70s or 80s even if they are not blown out in the 90s. You can also clone in a 10-20% opacity yellow/brown sometimes to take the edge off.

O
by vawendy

Comment by MaryO:
Very nice capture. Tells a story well. Nitpick: the highlights are blown on the Osprey.

O
by vawendy

Comment by ThingFish:
Brilliant capture!...Fascinating how even the finest of finest details are captured such as the red traces of blood visible in the trailing spattering of water drops. Also the astonished expression formed by the "O" of the fish's mouth.
My immediate choice for Blue upon seeing this image and I'm only halfway through looking at all the entries and still have to look at the rest. Ok so I finished looking at all the entries and even though there are some beautiful images this one remains my first choice for Blue. Ps. Will come back to vote if I manage to scrape together enough money for another months membership in time before voting ends. I will then give it a 9. Would have been a 10 if the highlights in the centre white part of the body weren't so blown out.

O
by vawendy

Comment by PennyStreet:
Yes.

O
by vawendy

Comment by kanaj:
Astounding. Brutal and beautiful.

O
by vawendy

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Composition: 7 - Zoomed just a little tight for my liking. I assume you will have a number of amazing outtakes!
Technical: 9
Creativity: 7
Appeal: 8
Challenge: 5 - I give everyone a 5 in this category for Free Study for obvious reasons
Overall Calculated Average Score: 7 (Bumping to 8)

Hope this was helpful.

Note: If you're interested in my voting methodology...

The End
by vawendy

Comment by kanaj:
One of my top scores. I think the perspective is everything in this one, but the quality of the capture and precisely calibrated processing are what make the force of this image so irresistibly compelling. This feels like a true piece of fine art.

The End
by vawendy

Comment by wildiris:
One of my favorites in the challenge. Congratulations!