Boreal Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted July 2, 2014135 views5 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm f4 x 1.4 teleconverter, handheld
f5.6, 1/320, ISO2500

Thank God for image stabilization. A very narrow window through the dead spruce boughs to this little fellow. It's rare to find these nocturnal owls away from a box or nest cavity. For scale, this male is about 9.5 inches long.

75% of full frame. Selective sharpening to bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 2, 2014 at 11:22 AM

Congrats on even getting this difficult shot Jim,
What a great look he is giving you and this is excellent for hand held.

Man !

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Comment posted by David Salem on July 2, 2014 at 11:33 AM

Great job even finding this elusive owl and the direct stars adds to the nice Image. Maybe selectively lighten the owl a bit, he looks a little dark. Well done

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 2, 2014 at 5:30 PM

Great find, Jim. Given the conditions, I think you did quite well.

Max

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Comment posted by Todd Bauer on July 2, 2014 at 6:09 PM

Love the eye contact.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 2, 2014 at 10:49 PM

Excellent, Jim. Superb image quality, particularly for hand held at that shutter speed.

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