Raj Panandiker
June 2025 - Osprey - Honey see what I got for you
About the Image(s)
This image was shot at an Osprey nesting area in Florida. Osprey pairs were busy building their nests and incubating their eggs. ….and feeding their mates!
This image was shot from a distance with Canon R5 Mark 2/RF600mm lens
shot at1/2000 sec f/4.0 ISO 800.
It is heavily cropped and denoised with DxO and upscaled.
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4 comments posted
Allen Kurth
This is a very nice shot. I couldn't make out what was being served. I would open the shadows up on the prey. The bottom of the nest looks strange - probably processing artifacts. If you can't get rid of the artifacts, at least darken the problem a bit. Posted: 06/11/2025 14:06:28
Very nice action and story here. I hesitate to say, it could use an even tighter crop as you don't need to much of the sky or the tree, and all that space makes the birds small in the frame.
It's usually best to upscale as your first step. I use DXO Pure Raw for this, which then sends the dng file directly to CR, where I do most of my editing. You can train it to use LR instead. I believe this step can be repeated if you have to upscale it severely.
Lililan Posted: 06/21/2025 14:07:37
It's usually best to upscale as your first step. I use DXO Pure Raw for this, which then sends the dng file directly to CR, where I do most of my editing. You can train it to use LR instead. I believe this step can be repeated if you have to upscale it severely.
Lililan Posted: 06/21/2025 14:07:37
I tried using TOPAZ gigapixel. But never seem to work for me .. Posted: 06/21/2025 17:16:49
The bird seems to me a little flat. I would suggest a slight adjustment to exposure or dynamic range in post-processing could bring out more detail in the whites and grays of the Osprey. The Osprey on the nest is less sharp and a bit darker, making it harder to discern clearly...exposure balance in post-processing might help. Nice Work. Posted: 06/21/2025 17:49:31