Short-eared Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 2011291 views23 comments

Been skiing with the family (+ grandkids) at Whistler, B.C. over the Christmas season and no birding; finally, got out yesterday and found some SEOW's in nice late afternoon light in the Vancouver area. I wish they would have flown closer to me though.

Thanks for looking.

1D MkIV, 700mm, ISO800, manual exposure 1/1250 @ f7.1, tripod, no baiting.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 10, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Mna that's nice... great wing position - awesome look at the eyes and the BG colors are complimentary.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on January 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM

Great eye contact and nice horizontal comp here! That light is sweet!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 10, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Looks nice, KC. However, it's a bit tough to judge detail because there aren't that many owl pixels to look at!

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on January 10, 2011 at 8:34 PM

Excellent flight shot. Good eye contact. Excellent BG.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 10, 2011 at 9:18 PM

Eye contact personified and the colors are magnificent Kwan. Must have been fun!

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Comment posted by richard remington on January 10, 2011 at 10:04 PM

KC,

Great eye contact and pleasant bg. Super owl flight shot.

Rick

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 10, 2011 at 11:46 PM

Sweet, Kwan. We had a bunch visit a local preserve a week or so ago, but I was without camera and it was very late afternoon anyhow. I'm hoping they're still hanging around when weather and time cooperate. Beautiful light and a great angle on this one.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 11, 2011 at 1:06 AM

A cracker KC Choo ......lovely colors eye contact and wonderful BG. Should there have been one bit more space on the right ..?

Well Done ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 11, 2011 at 10:44 AM

The wings give a perfect angle through the image. Great eye contact and I like the two toned backround too.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 11, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Great capture- Nice pose, colours and composition- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM

The eye contact and wonderful background really make this shot for me, way to go.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM

The eyes and comp on this one are what make it speacial for me Kwan! Very nice work

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 11, 2011 at 7:42 PM

The eyes are so amazing and I love the bg as well. Great image KC

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 11, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Great image. Love that intense rich background and the eye contact.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 11, 2011 at 10:08 PM

This is special and my hat off to you for not baiting.

Wonderful banking pose.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 12, 2011 at 12:50 AM

This is a stunning perspective KC. The eye contact couldn't be better. Nice light as well, can't often say that about Van. in winter I assume. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 12, 2011 at 3:17 AM

Sweet One Kwan

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 12, 2011 at 5:51 AM

Great eye contact and background KC

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on January 12, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Beautiful shot the eyes are stunning

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 12, 2011 at 7:12 PM

A great flight image, not an easy one to get.
Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on January 12, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Great flight shot!! I like the corner to corner diagonal position of the wings and the eyes look great!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 12, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Hi KC. The eye contact is amazing. The colors and B.G are superb.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 15, 2011 at 6:14 AM

Awesome flight image Kwan! Why closer, is this s severe crop?

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