Short-eared Owl

[Wes Aslin]

I took this on a really dark day in Ladner, British Columbia. There wasn't enough light for BIF, so I decided to connect my new Pixel wireless remote release and set-up on a perch while I ate my lunch. I was sitting about 65M away when this Short-eared Owl came to the perch. The camera was 15M from the perch.

D300s, F/7.1, 1/200s, ISO 640
300mm AFS F/4 with a 14TCEII Teleconverter
Pixel Remote release
AF: Auto-area AF mode




Thanks for the comments.

Wes

[Jack Breakfast]

Man o man, Wes, is that ever lovely! Gorgeous light and some healthy and enviable details. I love the perch, the foliage, the owl's pose, the background color...very well done. Great strategy for shooting, also. It paid off. What was for lunch, anything good?

[Nelson Mena Alfaro]

beatifull

[John Cooper]

An absolutely superb image of this Short-eared owl Wes. Excellent IQ, very sharp, killer BG and great perch and foliage in the FG. Congratulations!!

[christopher galeski]

Magic image,like the color and light,sharp,nice pose and perch,well done.

[PhilCook]

Perfect !...love both eyes showing clearly, and loving the composition with the grass heads....arrrrgh, wish it were my shot

[Wes Aslin]

Wow, thanks to everyone for the positive feedback.

Happy shooting.

Wes

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wow, great set-up and great shot. The perch and surroundings for this one are awesome!

[Tim King]

Top-notch !! not a flaw.

[dankearl]

Wicked shot, just a great perch, BG, foreground , Beautiful.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely superb love the pose and the setting.