Just taking off from the drift-wood branch. Skagit Bay and woods with bluish cast in background. Taken March 22, 2008
Canon XTi 400mm 5.6L 1/2000s ISO 400 ctr wt avg. and luck
Male Shoirt Eared Owl - Skagit River Flats, Washington
Just taking off from the drift-wood branch. Skagit Bay and woods with bluish cast in background. Taken March 22, 2008
Canon XTi 400mm 5.6L 1/2000s ISO 400 ctr wt avg. and luck
Nice owl. You must be enjoying all the opps up there. Just got my arm out of my immobilizer last week following rotator cuff surgery 7 wks ago so I am going to try to make it up there soon. A little turn towards you would have been sweet but they don't take directions well:). Nicely done.
Todd
Nice. I like the backlight thru the wings but not the whitish stripe thru the birdie. Would love to see this as a SQ with just a strip of marsh to eliminate the stick. BKGR somewhat noisy.
later and love, artie
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OK, Artie, see what you think of this version. A quick fix. I could do a bit better with a more time, probably, but hopefully will give you the idea.
Thanks for your comments.
Way, way better. You took a bit too much off of the bottom.
later and love,
ps; John Shaw once said something like, "The job of the nature photographer is to make order out of chaos." You did not quite have chaos here but the crop to a SQ is much more oderly. later and love, artie
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Great pose of a beautiful bird.
Very nice composition Terry,
Love the composition and background...:D
oooh, Nice!
I think it is a unique pose--and the eye with the catchlight is terrific, Terry.
I am going to have to get up there soon!
Thanks all for the comments!
Bonnie - Hope you go up. Don't wait too much longer, though - they will likely be leaving soon. They certainly are exciting subjects and the setting is gorgeous. I would love to see what you can do with your 500mm 4L and extender!
Terry, I don't have a 500! :(Originally Posted by Terry Olmsted
I have a 300/2.8 with a 2X on it--but I am looking now for a 500. Gotta have one. :)
If the weather looks decent-I might give it a try this week.
The 300 with the 2x will work great there - good luck! I'll watch for your posts.
I love this Terry, especially the repost, what a great pose!
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