Northern Hawk Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted December 7, 2013673 views14 comments

Got word this NHO had come to Idaho so I dropped everything and went to find it. A first on my life list. Comments appreciated.

1DIV, EF 600+1.4, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/640, Manual Exp, Tripod, Cropped about 30%, Cloned out a branch under feet.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 8, 2013 at 12:06 AM

Great find Ralph and you took full advantage of the opportunity,
Picture perfect and you handled the lighting masterfully.
Well Done and Congratulations on getting another one checked off the list.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 8, 2013 at 12:12 AM

Ralph.

Nice shot , I know how great it is to see something new it is even nicer to get a great momento

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 8, 2013 at 3:17 AM

Congrats with this shot of your lifer. Coincidentally I had the same experience two weeks ago, but over here in the Netherlands

. Nice shot

, Hans

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on December 8, 2013 at 8:12 AM

Awesome photo. No other word for it.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 8, 2013 at 8:19 AM

I heard about this bird a couple days ago and thought of you instantly, wondering if you were going to look for him. I see you did, and you made an awesome photo of this beauty. Great pose in sweet light and excellent detail too.

Sweet One Ralph

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 8, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Beautiful, Ralph. Superb detail and a nice clean image.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 8, 2013 at 4:14 PM

I also heard about this bird, and have been tempted to make the drive over. Great job, Ralph, and congratulations on the find.

Max

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 8, 2013 at 6:53 PM

Excellent!
Perfect pose, sweet detail, and nice perch.
I'd personally clone out the OOF stuff at the bottom -

Sandy

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Comment posted by John Robinson on December 8, 2013 at 6:58 PM

Great stuff !
Any more space or canvas on the right ?- so its looking "into " pic? No big deal.
Cheers
JR

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on December 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM

Cracking Owl image, lovely sharp clean detail.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 9, 2013 at 5:02 PM

Super shot! I'm always looking for those shots that make me say, "Darn, I wish I had captured that shot!" This is one of them! Did I mention that I am jealous?

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 9, 2013 at 7:27 PM

Beautiful, I think you nailed it!

Ray

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on December 10, 2013 at 6:33 PM

All I will say is I sure wish I had a shot like this!

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 10, 2013 at 8:29 PM

Excellent Ralph. Love these guys.
May

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