BiF Short eared owl again

[Eric Dienesch]

I have to use the chances.. the owl is still in a
reachable distance for me, but now without snow !

so once again... comments welcome, i hope you like th 4 to 2 version

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1DX, 600/4 II+1.4 III, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/2500sec, from Tripod

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful, well detailed and excellent colours, the owl is spot on and the background is highly complimentary - congratulations I am sure you were delighted with this.. and at ISO 640 I am envious!!

[adrian dancy]

A cracking image with good colour and detail.

[Karl Egressy]

Amazing incoming flight shot against very nice complimentary background.

[keith mitchell]

Beautiful shot of this head on Owl, certainly got those eyes fixed on something or someone.

Keith.

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely! I normally like the faces evenly lit, but here, one eye in light and one in shadow adds interest. The two that are here on Long Island for the winter are totally nocturnal. Do yours come out and hunt during the day? Envious of your ss!

[christopher galeski]

Nice headon shot,nice colors,like the light,well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Lovely! I normally like the faces evenly lit, but here, one eye in light and one in shadow adds interest. The two that are here on Long Island for the winter are totally nocturnal. Do yours come out and hunt during the day? Envious of your ss!

Thanks, Grace.
There were one male and two females/or male juveniles at that location.
Two were fed by various people, but this one according to some locals, had no interest for handout and was always hunting on his/her own.
This was one of those moments when he/she swooped down from a post.
This guys hunt daytime but early morning and late afternoon.
I have been watching them for over a decade now during winter here in Ontario.

[Mike Poole]

This is, for me, one of the best frames you've posted here Eric.

Beautiful light and the wing position is perfect for this type of head on shot - wings up or down wold have made you go smaller in frame.

I spent a few hours yesterday trying for something very similar but the owls forgot to turn up! That makes me doubly envious of this shot!

Mike

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Eric! I like the pano composition, IQ, light, details and BG.

[Lorant Voros]

A lot to like here. Well chosen crop, good eye contact, interesting light and good placement of the bird over the green BG not getting into the blue. Well done, Eric.

[John Robinson]

All been said.. Excellent image .
Like it a lot.
JohnR

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Eric , nothing more to say than simply stunning :cheers: , brilliant work !!!!

Location is Germany ?

TFS Andreas

[Eric Dienesch]

Thx to you all !!

I have made 2000 Pictures on this day... and i am still addicted.. i would like to show you more.. but now i am still viewing...
Andreas: Yes, North Sea Coast, Cuxhaven, Alte Liebe, called "Hundewiese" :c3:

[supreet.sahoo]

I love this, i really do. Im a big fan of SEOs and this image does a lot of justice to show how beautiful these birds are in flight. The multi hued background only adds to the beauty.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Eric for the info , you are not joking regarding the location , just been there a couple of days ago on the way to Helgoland , but no wonder i did not see it as i was just in a rush to catch the ferry .

[Eric Dienesch]

Andreas, no i am not joking. It`s (still) real ;)