Little Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2011167 views11 comments

The young are flying now butthe adults still hang around the farm yard. The variety of perches is un ending. They will sit staring at the ground for ages. Late evening.
D7000 Sigma 100-300 f4
ISO 800 125th sec @f8
70% of full frame(vertical)
Levels paint Shop pro.
Histogram tweak.
Cuople of small white articles cloned out of background.
Comments welcome.
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Nice sharpness on the face John and I like the background. That certainly is a unique perch but it works for me, partly because of the rust.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on July 24, 2011 at 7:45 PM

Couldn't ask for a better exposure. Love the eyes. This is a fine image, John.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 24, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Loved them on the claw, love them on this tool too. Nice work!

Ray

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Another beauty, John. I like the rusty implement as a perch, it adds some nice lines to the composition.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 24, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Incredible detail in the iris of the eye here. Your entire series has been great.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on July 25, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Nice one John, I really like those eyes and the old rusty perch.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 25, 2011 at 10:07 AM

What a cool perch! About as much character for a man-made perch as you can get. And oh...the bird is quite nice as well!!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 25, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Nice eye contact, rusty perch, choice of composition and background. The larger image shows nice detail and sharpness, to my eye the smaller version is a bit crispy on the facial disc, center of chest and bill, that is easily resolved by a very slight reduction in sharpening. I love how the eyes of an owl can make you feel they are looking right through you

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on July 25, 2011 at 2:35 PM

Plan and simple....cute and cute is enough. Nice techs and BG on this photo.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 25, 2011 at 8:31 PM

John, I think you are having as much fun with these little guys as I have had with my juvie SEO's Nice detail, and I like the rusty perch......not your ordinary perch.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 26, 2011 at 3:54 AM

Wonderfully detailed John and the 'farmyard' style perch works for me

cheers
Rob

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