Great Horned Owl

[Alan Murphy]

Great Horned Owl

Workshop: Laguna Seca Ranch, South Texas

D3, 300. 1.4, f5.6, 1/4000, ISO 1250, Owl recording.(no live bait)


I used a call to lure the Owl on to my setup perch.
After posing for the group for many images, he decided to fly down to the speaker to check it out.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Outstanding - jaw droppingly good, Alan.
Amazingly good in every department. If anything, I'd add a bit more room below and to the right if possible, but is spectacular as is too.
Did he get your speaker? :)

[Marina Scarr]

This is a kick a** shot! Glad you had your lens on him when he flew down. Had you not, you would have been kicking yourself.

I had a speaker in a tree for a Barred Owl once. He came all the way down the tree, put his talon in the speaker and stuck his nose right into it trying to figure it all out. It was hystical. Would have made a good photo for a speaker ad campaign.

[arash_hazeghi]

splendid

[Don Lacy]

Wow thats one sweet image Alan,

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great shot Alan bhai.. The stretch from both ends makes this one...

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent capture as expected. Perfect dof & sweet light. Love it. TFS

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Nothing to add ....Just about perfect !!!!

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

A wow shot!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Gorgeous light, IQ and wing position!

[Herb Houghton]

Beautiful Alan, I love the soft light and great feather details.

[Christian Neumann]

Just fantastic! beautiful light, colors, pose, sharpness...thanks for showing, Alan!

[Jim Crosswell]

Superb image Alan! I like the IQ, pose and colours.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Amazing shot, they don't come much better than this! Congratulations this is a real gem.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Alan, what an awesome shot. perfect angles( light, bird, shooting). I like how you never compromise on SS.

[Matthew Studebaker]

really incredible. well timed as this pose seems to be the "decisive moment" as Cartier-Bresson would say. Lovely light, beautiful background. Just perfection.

[Raul Padilla]

beatifull, very detailed photo, great moment

[Michael Lotito]

Alan,

Yet another stunning shot. Over the top good!

Mike

[Mital Patel]

absolute stunner image Alan. out of the thought process image i call