Great Horned Owl Couple

[Jim Neiger]

Osceola County, FL - 1D4, 600mm, hand held, F4, 1/800, ISO 1000, manual exposure

The image was made this morning. It was a dark overcast day.

[PhilCook]

Well I rather like the bleached backdrop, the birds stand out wonderfully well. What a brilliant opportunity Jim and so nicely timed....la work of art !

I'm seriously beginning to dislike Owls.....for the simple reason I don't see them here, so 100% envious.......and just why is it the Owls over there dont sleep during the daylight hours ?

[Sidharth Kodikal]

This is sweet, Jim. Both the poses and "expressions" are priceless.
You've timed it perfectly, but do you h ave one with just a hair more separation between the two.
Would add a tad more above.
Excellent image as is.

[Jim Neiger]

Thanks, Sidharth. I have several more images, some with more seperation. I also have more space available above for this image. I got flying over, landing, copulating, and flying off complete sequences twice this morning and once yesterday.

[Jim Neiger]

Well I rather like the bleached backdrop, the birds stand out wonderfully well. What a brilliant opportunity Jim and so nicely timed....la work of art !

I'm seriously beginning to dislike Owls.....for the simple reason I don't see them here, so 100% envious.......and just why is it the Owls over there dont sleep during the daylight hours ?

Thanks, Phil. The GHOs and Barred Owls here are often active during daylight hours. I know where several pairs of GHOs live and I photograph them regularly. In this case, I used a recording to attract them.

[dankearl]

Maybe a bit too much contrast for me but awesome interaction, sharp as can be, and enough separation for me.

[Karl Egressy]

Outstanding image in many ways, Jim.

[Nick Palmieri]

Works very well, IMO, as presented. Great exposure on the birds and all is sharp.

[Marina Scarr]

Terrific capture when considering the weather conditions and handholding with this equipment at these settings. The separation as is works well for me, as does the comp, although I'd love to see a couple of others from the series. I wish the BG were stark white. There appears to be a yellowish hue to it here and there as presented.

[Jim Neiger]

Terrific capture when considering the weather conditions and handholding with this equipment at these settings. The separation as is works well for me, as does the comp, although I'd love to see a couple of others from the series. I wish the BG were stark white. There appears to be a yellowish hue to it here and there as presented.

Thanks, Marina. I'll post a few more from the sequences. I can't see a yellow cast on my monitor. The bg almost exactly matches the white in the BP Lite skin that I'm using. Anyone else see a yellow cast?

[Bonnie Block]

Fantastic capture. Great interaction.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!! Stunning image.
Love the interaction, terrific comp, and excellent IQ.
Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet shot Jim!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, great incoming pose from the owl at the back, both sharp, and the high key has turned out well.