W. Screech Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted February 2, 201160 views6 comments

This is yet another of my backyard screech owl series...this one taken at dusk. I hope you don't get sick of this bird..It gave me so many different looks and settings.

I know this is dark in places and bright in others and breaks some "rules", but for some reason I keep going back to it. I guess I feel like the funky lighting contributes to mood.

40D, 1-400mm IS, 1/80th at 5.6, slight crop all the way round

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 2, 2011 at 5:10 PM

I agree - this has a compelling mood to it very appropriate to the subject.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 2, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Even though the bg is busy you still got a pretty clear shot of him here. Not a bad shot by any means! Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 2, 2011 at 8:13 PM

I was lukewarm to this image when I first opened it Dan so decided to come back. I've done it several times now and it's growing on me quite a bit. Don't think it would if it wasn't an owl but since it is I think the mood here is really interesting. I didn't say that well but this one made me think. I guess that's one thing good photography is supposed to do for us , huh?

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 3, 2011 at 12:57 AM

Dan, I sure had these "problems" of highlights and dark shadows when shooting a GHO in a NWR in the south Puget Sound area. How lucky to get such great light on its face. So I think I'd go for a tighter crop to cut out all the deeply shadowed areas.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 3, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Dan,

With this image and the mood it creates I feel like I am in the owl's world and I like that.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on February 26, 2011 at 4:02 PM

Very nice picture! I like how the owl stands out against all the green in the background. Looks really sharp too!

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