There is the 'Goose step', now the 'Little Owl' step!

[Steve Kaluski]

There is a log they love to run up and down on constantly looking down for any bugs & beetles they can stanch for the owlets that have arrived, this one was certainly on a 'mission'! The hint of green mush at the foot of the image is OOF grass, the taller elements I removed prior to shooting, now most of it has gone for a 'cleaner' finish. Also this 9m log gets washed most days to remove the white 'visiting' cards they leave, of which some is still visible on the log.

I still cannot figure out which is the Male & Female, however I think this is the male, the female is darker and slightly bigger, but will find out this week.

Thanks a stack for all the advice etc on the previous posting, likewise please fee free on this one too.

Steve

Subject: Little owl walking (Athene noctua)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 Gitzo tripod/Uniqball head
Exposure: 1/3200s at f/5.6 ISO1600 EV -0.33
Format: Landscape

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular "Marching"pose with have captured. Beautiful colors, very nice fine details in feathers and backdrop.
Love the raised foot with sharp talons.
This must be FF. I could see the version with more room infront and little crop on left side. (Personal test of course).

Regards,
Satish.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Steve this is one great piece of example for great timing in capture, a pretty darn good image : Love this.

Besides your usual quality PP work , this works so nice.

Looks like one of the guys if front of the palace of your Queen , even if they look straight forward and not downwards in search for prey .


TFS Andreas

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful timing, great detail and bg. Love his attention to his mission. Well captured. I agree with Satish about a bit more room in front.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Steve - I like this one a lot. Your usual excellent techs and detail. The owl looks so serious.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks guys, Satish this is almost, bar the shouting, FF sadly. They 'walk' so quickly that within twelve frames you may get two keepers that are in roughly the right position. The crop works from the bottom RHC diagonally up, so all I have lost is a little off the top & LHS. I guess if I have it, then creating a 'cut & butt' image from another frame could work, however they may have got binned as I would have deemed them 'not keepers' however... lets see.

Thanks
Steve

[Satish Ranadive]

Steve,
Thanks for the reply.I have taken the previlage to edit the image quickly. I have taken some part from LHS and added on the RHS.
I hope you will like the composition. Here is the image.



Regards,
Satish.

[Steve Kaluski]

Yep, works for me Satish, thanks.

Steve

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Like everything about this image, Steve. Love the lowered brow and the shadow it casts on the eye adding to intensity of the mission.





Geoffrey

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Amazing walking pose! Great look on the owl's face, love that raised foot and the comp works for me, though Satish's RP too is really nice!

[keith mitchell]

Your showing off with this one Steve, can't fault it, excellent piece of work.

Cheers Keith.

[Karl Egressy]

Amazing marching pose, Steve.

[Alan Murphy]

Very cute image and well planned.

[William Dickson]

Superb

[Richard Flack]

Cracker image Steve! TFS

[David Salem]

Great looking marching pose Steve. The techs and detail look perfect. Well done

[Giovanni Frescura]

All is pefect is good and detail fantastic!