This perfectly illustrates how wearing clothing that helps you blend into the sky or background can lead to more successful strikes. In this low-light condition, the Osprey is positioned at least 20 feet above a school of fish, if not more.
Observe the water beneath him as those fish hit the eject handle and take off! With their field of view, they spotted that small Osprey from almost directly above, even underwater and in near darkness, so yes, they can definitely see you too!
Think they might spot you in broad daylight standing on a Bow Casting Platform, moving around like a bird flapping its wings while casting?
Have you ever noticed why some wading birds are cloud white or sky blue as they gracefully wade through the waters, capturing small fish? It's God's ingenious camouflage (visual stealth); the fish look straight up, and those colors allow the birds to blend seamlessly into the sky. 😉
To you, they pop out like a Brahma Bull on a casual walk through downtown Miami, but that's not exactly what the Master Artist and Engineer had in mind. 😉
If you want to check out the full-sized version of the first shot above, just click Here. You can order copies for your home, office, or even on other items. It's one of my favorite pictures ever, and when I posted it, Instagram and other sites didn't really do it justice because they cropped it so much.
And many would be surprised to know what I took these pictures with. It goes to show it's the camera settings and the eye that frames the image that does 85% of the work and not always the cost of the camera gear. 😊
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In the meantime,
We invite you to take in a few Flats Nation Podcast Episodes to help "Scratch that Fishing Itch" when working or traveling and you cannot hitch up the Skiff and go, on these links:
Also, The "Flats Nation" Merch and Swag collection, if you like our content, has some new works, from T-shirts to our newer Technical wear, which can be found here, which considers these same background colors for a reason.
Tight lines, and God Bless!
Dave and the Team
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