Cartoon osprey

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Cartoon osprey

April 11, 2015 by Mike Powell

In some of my photos, the ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) look really majestic, but in these two shots, the osprey looks almost like a cartoon caricature to me.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, birds in flight, Canon 50D, Huntley Meadows Park, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on April 11, 2015 at 8:11 pm | Reply Victor Rakmil

Great shots. But excellent point. I have felt the same way maybe about some of my own efforts.
on April 12, 2015 at 8:55 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I think it’s the eye.
- on April 12, 2015 at 12:01 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I totally agree. The ospreys look a little bug-eyed to me and that color is a little jarring.
on April 13, 2015 at 9:59 pm | Reply Lyle Krahn

Interesting I don’t see it. I just like the shot and get focused on the eye.
- on April 13, 2015 at 11:01 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I guess for me the eyes seem so intense and so oversized that they seem a bit cartoonish.
on April 15, 2015 at 11:25 pm | Reply Sue

Great flight shots, Mike.
- on April 16, 2015 at 5:03 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Sue. My bird season may soon be coming to a close as leaves appear, blocking many of the birds from view, and as insects and other small critters reappear.