Barred Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted April 30, 2013186 views13 comments

This fellow came in a couple of weeks ago and stayed for two days, my Labrador barking at it and the crows harassing it did not deter his stay. Hunger for nearby squirrels overcame its shyness. I was amazed at its steadfastness which gave me a chance to get close enough for a shot.

Cropped to about 85% of original and brightened the eyes a bit.

1/320s at f/4.5 -0.67EV ISO 400 with 6oomm f/4 on D3X.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 30, 2013 at 7:50 AM

A beautiful bird indeed Claude. Nice pose and the perch is not too distracting.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 30, 2013 at 8:52 AM

Nice work getting close to this subject Claude. I personally have never found one in the wild, so hats off to you. I like the head turn, pose and position of the owl. My only nit is the twig that intersects on his back.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 30, 2013 at 11:38 AM

Like the muted background colors - agree with Kurt about the twig

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 30, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Very nice image as posted. I like the winter mood of this and the muted colors.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 30, 2013 at 12:25 PM

Claude,
Nice daytime capture for this guy, looks like you caught him napping and trying to stay warm. Image works for me as posted.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 30, 2013 at 2:17 PM

The muted background others have mentioned really helps that plumage pop. Nice find, Claude.

Max

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Comment posted by Jeff Lewis on April 30, 2013 at 2:56 PM

Really nice image Claude, I like the little hunch pose it has, conveys its long-sufferingness

I'm a little distracted by the brightness in the upper left corner, though, and/or by all the negative space up that way.

Registered on January 29, 2013, 9 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 30, 2013 at 3:40 PM

What a interesting find and any opportunity to photograph an owl is really great. I do not know if it was possible to approach more from the front of the owl and possibly create a better background but a wonderful shot as is, way to go.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 30, 2013 at 7:36 PM

Very nice! I love these guys and sometimes they are extremely tolerant of humans.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 30, 2013 at 9:21 PM

I like the setting. The bird is pretty good too.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 30, 2013 at 11:46 PM

Excellent, Claude. The plumage detail really comes through in the larger image, and the subdued light in the eyes gives the owl a really neat look.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 2, 2013 at 8:31 AM

Beautiful shot, the owl stands out well against the muted background. I like the stare.

Ray

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Comment posted by KC Choo on May 4, 2013 at 12:37 PM

Lovely shot in a great setting!

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