Little owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 22, 2014218 views22 comments

The awful blue in the back is a tractor tyre.
Done late evening tonight. Sun one minute -shade the next. This is a natural stare. She is looking at my foot out the bottom of the hide. This bird is so tame she will not look at the camera unless you do something like cough or wiggle your feet !
D7000 640 ISO Sigma 50-500 mm
185th sec @f8
90 % of full frame
Hide Tripod, and flask.
Levels Paint Shop Pro. Histogram adjust.
JohnR

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 22, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Beautiful, detailed shot of the owl. Also, nice perch.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on January 22, 2014 at 12:22 PM

Wonderful shot...love the tilted fence post and wire, plus that engaging stare. Glad you wiggled your foot! Great capture.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 22, 2014 at 12:31 PM

The intent stare is excellent and the perch with the rusted/twisted metal is a really nice touch giving the image a rustic feel.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 22, 2014 at 1:00 PM

Looks like you subdued the tractor tyre nicely, John-I wouldn't have noticed it had you not drawn attention to it. I love that old fence post and the Owl is great as well. Excellent job.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on January 22, 2014 at 2:15 PM

BG is just fine. Terrific shot. You are lucky to have such a cooperative subject.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 22, 2014 at 2:39 PM

No nits at all from me, John. Perfect perch, pose and DOF. The tractor tire is a non-issue.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 22, 2014 at 2:43 PM

It looks like the hide/flask approach is working. Sometimes I will take a chair out into the desert with a Guinness and see what comes my way.
Wonderful look from this owl and so nice to have an owl that is approachable. The only suggestion I have if that if this is a regular perch maybe remove the wire if not being used but an excellent shot, owls are really special.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on January 22, 2014 at 3:33 PM

Superb pose...

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 22, 2014 at 7:50 PM

Very nice. The expression is priceless. Good job.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 22, 2014 at 7:57 PM

Pretty good, John.
The owl stare is really nice on this image. BG is nice, in my opinion!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 22, 2014 at 8:50 PM

Thanks all.
Appreciated
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 22, 2014 at 9:57 PM

really nice, John. love the stare, the perch, and the comp. tire is oof enough that there's no way to know what it is, and I don't know that I'd have seen the color as unnatural if you hadn't pointed it out, I think it's fine. I'd do some NR on the bg and call it good.

I'll have to try more evening photography instead of morning so I can work in the flask--it seems like it's working well.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 22, 2014 at 11:56 PM

"Who's been a naughty boy then??" It looks as if it disapproves of something

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 23, 2014 at 12:30 PM

John, Tack sharp with a great pose. I like this shot. The blue tire helps brighten up those browns and rust colors in your composition.......................Jim

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on January 23, 2014 at 12:52 PM

Nice image John

Agree about the NR for the BG. And there is a weird border thing on the right of the image ?

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 23, 2014 at 1:04 PM

Thanks all
Just realised - did no noise reduction at all.
Alan- It had a drop shadow around it and when I cropped it I missed a bit !!
Well spotted.
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 23, 2014 at 1:48 PM

You're becoming the owl image expert!
Delightful bird, great pose, and love the angled perch with the rusted wire.
A flask of WHAT? lol..

Sandy

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 23, 2014 at 3:27 PM

Great look and excellent techs John. Wonderful image!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 23, 2014 at 4:54 PM

This a winner John, love everything about it!
It's those deep-set eyes, & the POV that does it for me

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 23, 2014 at 9:00 PM

Love the stare, made me chuckle. The perch is excellent!

Ray

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 24, 2014 at 8:29 AM

Perch and pose are excellent. So nice to have a tame owl! I'm seeing quite a bit of noise in the bg...easy fix. Sharon

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 30, 2014 at 5:19 PM

Thanks all - appreciated.
We hear so much about gear etc these days that its nice to know that the cheap stuff works as well !!!!!
Cheers
JohnR

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