Lyle Gruby
12-17-2014, 04:44 PM
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Hi all,
It's been a long time since I posted, but I've kept an eye on the forum and the quality is still extremely impressive. I actually started law school and it turns out that law school is really time consuming. I'm now in between semesters, so I'll try to post frequently, but enough about my academics. This past summer I found a pair of barred owls that raised two owlets at a NWR close to where I live. Their nest was near a very large and deep ditch that runs along the roadway and separates the road from the woods. The owls would hunt for crawfish along the ditch. While feeding their young, the parents and owlets were very approachable. I would just stay in my vehicle, approach them very slowly and photograph them out the window. The owls would swoop down and grab a crawfish out of the water or out of the roadway as the crawfish would frequently cross the road, which I had never noticed before. The owls would allow me to follow them along after they grabbed their prey and flew to a different perch. They did this every day for weeks. I thought we had gained a rapport but as soon as the owlets were on their own, the parents stopped allowing me to get close enough to photograph them. The owls frequently chose eye level perches and this was one of their favorite spots which suited me fine because I could photograph them at eye level without a teleconverter. So, long story long, I'll post several of my favorite owl shots from the summer, don't say I didn't warn you!
Techs:
D3S
500 f4 AF-S
ISO 1000
500mm
f 5.0
1/500
A little bit of BG cleanup and I sharpened the owl a little bit.
All C&C appreciated.
Hi all,
It's been a long time since I posted, but I've kept an eye on the forum and the quality is still extremely impressive. I actually started law school and it turns out that law school is really time consuming. I'm now in between semesters, so I'll try to post frequently, but enough about my academics. This past summer I found a pair of barred owls that raised two owlets at a NWR close to where I live. Their nest was near a very large and deep ditch that runs along the roadway and separates the road from the woods. The owls would hunt for crawfish along the ditch. While feeding their young, the parents and owlets were very approachable. I would just stay in my vehicle, approach them very slowly and photograph them out the window. The owls would swoop down and grab a crawfish out of the water or out of the roadway as the crawfish would frequently cross the road, which I had never noticed before. The owls would allow me to follow them along after they grabbed their prey and flew to a different perch. They did this every day for weeks. I thought we had gained a rapport but as soon as the owlets were on their own, the parents stopped allowing me to get close enough to photograph them. The owls frequently chose eye level perches and this was one of their favorite spots which suited me fine because I could photograph them at eye level without a teleconverter. So, long story long, I'll post several of my favorite owl shots from the summer, don't say I didn't warn you!
Techs:
D3S
500 f4 AF-S
ISO 1000
500mm
f 5.0
1/500
A little bit of BG cleanup and I sharpened the owl a little bit.
All C&C appreciated.