Great Grey on Perch

Gallery: AvianPosted October 24, 2011287 views9 comments

Hi again! I know you got to see some of Jenaya and my dad's pictures of this owl already, but I realized I didn't post any yet and found this one that was a little different from their's. We saw and got to photograph three owls that day but this guy was definitely the most cooperative. I was photographing him with my dad's backup camera but he had to run back to the truck for a cable release so he let me use his camera and lens while he was gone and I got this picture.

I think he has such a cool face and I like the way he posed in this shot.

This is ALMOST full-frame but we did clone out a strand of barbed wire.

Thanks in advance for your comments! I hope you like him too!

Nikon D7000
AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED with 1.4 TC
ISO 500
1/80sec @ f/7.1
tripod
cropped slightly from full-frame
wire removed by cloning

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on October 25, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Beautiful bird- Nice pose, great light and fine composition on this one- Well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on October 25, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Congratulations on a fine photo of this Owl. I like the feather detail, the pose, and the eyes. Well composed. On my monitor I would like to see it just a bit darker, but having said that, very nice as is.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 25, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Very nice image. Great detail and a wonderful background to add to the image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 25, 2011 at 12:06 PM

Wonderful pose, look and composition, those yellow eyes really stand out and draw you in to the face area, well done.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 25, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Intense stare and good details. Perch is decent - nice clone job

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 25, 2011 at 10:47 PM

Cool bird and image. He looks huge here. You might consider more room on the right and less on the left, since he is looking toward the right side of the frame.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on October 26, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Wonderful capture Marlise. These owls are very high on my "need to photograph list".May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on November 13, 2011 at 8:53 PM

I love how he is looking out of the frame. Great comp. Congrats on this one, very cool raptor.

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM

Thank you for all your nice comments.These are beatiful birds and I hope to keep seeing and photographing them.

Registered on August 31, 2011, 28 Posts, 175 Comments