I took this picture of an Osprey at Morro Bay in December 2008 with an inexpensive lens.  Initially not too impressed, it sat in limbo until August when I was looking for photos for the California Coastal Commission photo contest.  After a little cropping I realized I had a keeper.  This osprey it returning to a nest in this tree (out of the picture).  She had been waiting for the right moment to bring back breakfast.  As you can see, she came back empty talloned.
{"Image Make": "NIKON CORPORATION", "Image Model": "NIKON D50", "Image DateTime": "2010:08:17 18:02:34", "Image ExifOffset": "110", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/1500", "EXIF FNumber": "19/2", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "200", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2008:12:30 09:07:21", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2008:12:30 09:07:21", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "10550747/1000000", "EXIF ApertureValue": "1299171/200000", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "9/2", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Spot", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire", "EXIF FocalLength": "185", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard"}