Barred owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 1, 2012225 views18 comments

Yesturday morning was one of those special experiences you so rarely experience in your life. A morning when everything comes together just right. The barred owl pair was very active and gave me more opportunites than I could ever ask for in very good light for the most part. I got flight shots, perched shots, and even mating shots. A super special day. One series of shots, one of which I will post at a later date, I will never forget. I will provide details about the encounter when I post that particular shot. Anyway, nature and birds in particular never cease to amaze me. What a day!

I hope you don't mind a series of barred owl shots over the next week or so.

Here is one shot I really like from my adventure with the owls. I hope you do too.

These are wild owls on a lake near my home. Please view the larger verison for max details. Thanks so much.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4
ISO 1000
1/1250s
f/6.3
Manual exp.
Hand held from my boat
67% of FF

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 1, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Love it!

Ray

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 1, 2012 at 7:57 PM

You're killing me with this series! This is just as nice as the previous image but with a different feel from the different background and position.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on January 1, 2012 at 8:25 PM

This is gorgeous Ron. I don't have anything I can say other than that!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 1, 2012 at 8:42 PM

wow, Ron--a spectacular shot, and it sounds like an absolutely amazing morning too! can't wait to see more. love the pose, detail, bg, and light.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on January 1, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Beautiful pose and light, Ron. I like how the trees nearly end just ahead of the owl, which opens up the image IMO.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on January 1, 2012 at 10:08 PM

Another great shot of this owl. I like how he has his claws squeezed shut and tucked up. Looking forward to more images and the story behind them. It is nice when the stars all align for you!

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on January 1, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Ron, I can't add to what has been already said except that I would hang this on my wall.

Skip

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on January 1, 2012 at 11:49 PM

Fantastic Ron! Great detail and wing position, and I also really like the distant vegetation which gives a nice varied background for the owl to really pop against. Excellent work!

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM

Top notch. Excellent wing position, detail and sharpness. Nice light. I especially like the soft feel of the background. Sounds like these owls are putting on quite the show for you!

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 2, 2012 at 11:45 AM

Ron, this is a great flight shot for this species! You captured wonderful detail in the feathers around the head & a nice catchlight to top it off! I like the DOF you chose here as well.

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on January 2, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Sounds amazing! This is a great image!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 2, 2012 at 1:48 PM

Way to cool Ron, excellent flight shot. I like just about everything on this one, wing position, feather detail, catch light and background. Sounds like a great morning and encounter, the larger image was a pleasure to view.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on January 2, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Nice flight pose and the background really adds to this. Nice soft light!

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Comment posted by Bill Kleinfelder on January 2, 2012 at 8:21 PM

Excellent photo, nothing tho say, but wow!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 2, 2012 at 8:51 PM

Super flight shot!

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on January 2, 2012 at 10:37 PM

Excellent shot! Great sharpness and detail and a nice flight pose. Bring on the barred owls. You have me very curious about the unforgettable experience you had.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 2, 2012 at 11:07 PM

A very special day indeed. I had missed some of the other images, but looked them over. Stunning. Can never get too much of this.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 3, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Ron, I had that day last week, shot after shot my kind of day except that you didn't fall in the water LOL. Another exciting shot with a really cool bg. Maybe I should do a shoot with you now for these guys?

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