Eastern Screech-Owl

[Alan Murphy]

Red/Brown Adult Eastern Screech-Owl

Spring, TX

D810, 80mm, ISO 500, f11, 1/250, Dual flash @ 1/32 power, PhotoTrap triggered, Audio used to lure bird in.

Played around in my back yard this week.

[keith mitchell]

Now that is how to use a flash! Love the intense stare and the out spread talons, dark BG really sets it off, great work.
Wish I had these in my backyard.
Cheers Keith.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

"Played around in my backyard this week" ... that's some pretty sweet results for just playing around Alan!

The sense of concentration on the birds eyes and the stretched out legs and talons are key to making this image. Looking forward to some more from your backyard.

[Binu John]

Wow! Wonderful shot, Alan! Love the pose, perch, details and composition. Brilliant use of flash and PhotoTrap. TFS

[Karl Egressy]

Good technics and excellent result, Alan.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Just smiles and thinks (as a previous respondent wrote) wish I had these in my back yard. Nice image Alan, thank you for sharing.

[John Cooper]

A superb capture of this screech-owl Alan. It certainly all came together for you here. Must try out these photo-trap triggers :S3:

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent frame with great flash work!

[Marina Scarr]

Nice back yard work, Alan!!! Love the landing pose and intent look on the owl. Your perch is just right and what amazing flash work. Did you have to do any work at all to remove highlights from flash? Did you work on the eyes at all?

[Alan Murphy]

Hey Marina, thanks. I did remove an extra catch light in each eye. That's about it.

[Sharon Hallowell]

Amazing, as always! Sharon

[Richard Flack]

Cracker image Alan!

[MiroslavMaric]

Great shot and timing! Like the perch too. Perfect done setup and use of flash. Congratulations!

Cheers,
Miro

[mohammad reza shahab]

amazing shot.excellent pose,perch and details.