No.1 owlet - Gollum

Spending so much time with these guys you build a 'relationship' with them and more importantly gain their trust. In doing so it's allowed me to try stuff from last year and hopefully getting/creating a different perspective. Only a few weeks old, this is from when they just started to fly/hop down, curiosity getting the better of them as the bobbed & rocked their heads with intrigue.

Thanks for all the comments & feedback on the previous posting.

Steve

Subject: Little owlet (Athene noctua)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 16-35mm f/2.8 Gitzo tripod/Uniqball head
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/9 *ISO2500
Original format: Portrait

Shot & settings done remotely from around 25m away
* Weather was changing constantly from bright/sunny, to cloud, overcast etc, so I had to go for a hi ISO for SS

Gollum...love it! Perhaps more saturation on the chick and perch, but I like the perspective and wide view achieved here. Is this the same fella that dropped into your lens?

Yes it Dan, but about 7-10 days earlier, may be more just need to check dates, just trying to think 'Out of the Box' on angles & opportunities, it's the kind of stuff I was talking about with your Snowy's a while back. :w3

Hi Steve,good to see you trying different ('Out of the Box' on angles & opportunities)we always get excellent IQ from you ,great piece of work.

Cheers Keith.

Hi Steve just love your Gollum. For me the most interesting one out of your series in terms of comp /view , very nicely done .
Understand the problems with the remote shooting , because i do find the IQ is not as good as the ´more controlled shots when the man is behind the cam`.

Very nicely done, and would be more than happy to have this image in my stock , :cheers:.

TFS Andreas

The light looks a bit harsh but accepting that it is a superb image.

I enjoy the creative wide shooting angle...I particularly like that sky window to the left of the owl.... I enjoy the idea of developing a relationship with a subject and I have zero doubts that you did well in that regard...The triangular composition is pretty cool. The light quality is so, so...