Fishing Osprey 2 - Click image to view larger!

Thanks for viewing/comments! Just another fishing osprey shot .. abliet with

slow shutter of 1/400 ... by accident. :-)

This guy is so low to the water to have that fish in position already! Lots of water spray! I like both the tack sharp shots and these type as well, as long as the head is sharp. Like the water spray, the wing blur to me conveys motion and action. Well done!

Nice shot and timing!  The osprey's head and fish are nice and sharp and the position of the fish, length-wise to you, is perfect.  Enjoyed viewing!

It looks like surfing on the water, ciao Giangiorgio

Tm J,

Giangiorgio says it looks like "surfing" of some sort, . . . to me, looks like the fish has found an Osprey Parasail! ha!

Too bad about the accidental slow shutter, . . . been there, done that! Many, Many times!

Regards always,

Jim j.

Nice pan/wingblur at 1/400 even if it wasn't planned. 

Thank you folks!

@Monte, I like the wings blur but I think a bit faster SS such as 1/640 or 1/800  might have been better since that probably would freeze other body parts and the fish a bit better.

I would say just the opposite, that a slower shutter speed would be better asthetically. as you would have more blur on the wings.  Of course that makes the shot much more difficult to get, as your panning speed has to be really accurate.  Works especially good with skimmers, but takes a lotta lotta shots to get a good one.

I think you are correct Monte since I've seen very good slower SS. I guess I am speaking from a handheld perspective since I don't think I can pan with much lower speed :-)

Sure you can, you just have to pick something predictable, such as a skimmer.  You should be able to get a low percentage of keepers in the 1/30 sec range, especially with your more youthful springier reflexes.

Got a point there Monte, I will try the Skimmer next season. That's what I've seen, good shots of slow SS of Skimmer on another site ... around 1/25 (with a tripod and a 600mm though). LOL, my springier reflexes might be there ... some but the bicepts have been aching lately as well if I keep shooting 2,3 hours a day.