Burrowing Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2013142 views8 comments

March 3, 2013 at Bolsa Chica Wildlife Sanctuary, Huntington Beach, California

Nikon D800 Nikkor 200-400MM 400MM f/8 1/500 ISO500 White Balance Auto Manual RAW Shot on a tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal. Processed in Lightroom, CS6 & NIK.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 4, 2013 at 11:52 PM

That is an intense look, really makes the image. Very nice detail where it counts, well done.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 5, 2013 at 10:53 AM

Techs look good and you got nice eyes -- not too sold on the placement of the owl in the picture. I would take some off the right to see as that doesn't really add anything to the picture and see what that would look like

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 5, 2013 at 1:09 PM

Sweet pose, Patrick. The bird looks nice and sharp, but there's a weird area behind the head that looks like it's sharper/noisier than the rest of the bg. Did you do a blur or something back there?

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Comment posted by Dave Walz on March 5, 2013 at 5:57 PM

I really like the pose and you got to love those eyes. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 5, 2013 at 7:49 PM

I love those little guys. Well technically I love photos of them never having seen one live. Great pose on the bird.

I also notice the odd looking stuff around the bird's head. Looking at the larger version it looks like it may be a pile of sand behind the bird but it lines up so well with its head that it is distracting and looks like a processing anomaly. You might try a bit of cloning on the BG just to break up the symetry so that it's not so eye catching.

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Comment posted by David Williams on March 6, 2013 at 12:13 AM

He doesn't look too happy with you Patrick......but we are happy you got this great shot.....well done.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on March 9, 2013 at 10:02 AM

Very nice shot. I liked the pose and composition.

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Comment posted by Jess Williams on March 9, 2013 at 12:39 PM

The strange background behind the head was also the first thing I noticed. But I love the composition of this shot and I wouldn't change a thing. Really nice!

Registered on February 15, 2013, 17 Posts, 53 Comments