Mr Owl

[Lance Peters]

One from a visitor to my work last year.
D3
Nikon 200-400 VR @ 400mm
F7.1
1/60TH
SB900 Manual Flash @1/4 (From memory)
Matrix Metering
Handheld
Manual Focus

Flash as main light - this was taken in darkness - Owl had been roosting in this position all day - hence I was able to focus before it got dark (It was literally too dark to manually focus)

comments welcome :)

[OvidiuCavasdan]

I remember the story about this owl!:)Like the pose and the whites against dark BG.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice Lance, color balance is excellent despite flash and darkness would remove the specular reflections, they look like water drops ;)

[Alfred Forns]

Impressive in every way Lance !!! Love this image !!!

[Dave Mills]

Good job on this Lance!A habitat shot that works well!

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Lance, way to Throw it Down Brother!!!! Awesome!!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Wonderful picture and great use of flash as main light source. Not that easy to do and this looks real good Lance!

Habitat is a plus, nice job of planning the image as well - makes all the difference.

[Lance Peters]

Very nice Lance, color balance is excellent despite flash and darkness would remove the specular reflections, they look like water drops ;)

Hi Arash - thats because they are ;) was raining.

[Peter Farrell]

Very nice, Lance. Such a great setting. I have never gotten an Owl in the wild so I am jealous.

[Lance Peters]

Very nice, Lance. Such a great setting. I have never gotten an Owl in the wild so I am jealous.

Hi Peter - there was a whole story behind this one - in short - this guy spent the day roosting in a shrub outside my back door at work - most unusual.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Congrats my friend, beautiful subject, comp and surroundings.
Regards

[Bob Miller]

Hey Lance...beautiful exposure....those whites turned out so nice. Congrats!