Burrowing owl

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is another juvenile BO image from last summer. I had posted a frame similar to this one before I believe. one of my fav. owls BTW!

1DX 600 II + 1.4X III f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 800. Handheld. Hope you like it

[Graeme Cox]

great image Arash. gota love them eyes..good BG and sharp as a tack..

[Satish Ranadive]

As usual spectacular flight pose with magical color pallet. Love the details on near wing, beautiful HA and expression.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect, with great eye contact.

[Grant Yang]

Can't really think of any way to improve this shot really. Well done.

[Raymond Lee]

Beautiful flight capture! Nice eye contact!

[David Salem]

That's a serious shot Arash. Dosnt get much better. The eye contact, the fact that they are fully lit, and the smooth creamy BG make this a real special shot. The techs and details are perfect and the comp looks great too. I would love to have this in my files. One of your best owl shots!

[MohsenVahedipour]

Great eye contact, light, BG & IQ.

[Marina Scarr]

This is a killer BO in flight, Arash! Love those full and piercing eyes, the wing position and the BG. It's a stunner.

[Bill Jobes]

Love the shot, Arash !

I have a question about the OOF wings.

I would think that 1/3200 would freeze the action, but maybe it's wings were flapping at a very high rate.

Do you think that's due to close proximity ? Or, is it simply wing blur from rotational speed ?

[vishaljadhav]

The eye contact makes the image for me , very lovely
great wing position and superb creamy BG

[Loi Nguyen]

Love those big eyes on a small head of a juvie! Killer shot. TFS. Loi

[Grace Scalzo]

Superb in every way...silky smooth in the processing, wonderful big eyes and the wing position is perfect.

[Richard Flack]

That is outstanding! Inspiring stuff Arash!

[Troy Lim]

Love the intensity showing in the eyes. How did you get its attention?

[arash_hazeghi]

Love the shot, Arash !

I have a question about the OOF wings.

I would think that 1/3200 would freeze the action, but maybe it's wings were flapping at a very high rate.

Do you think that's due to close proximity ? Or, is it simply wing blur from rotational speed ?

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your comments! I think you mean the wingtips. They are outside DOF

[arash_hazeghi]

Love the intensity showing in the eyes. How did you get its attention?

Thanks Troy, I did not, he was looking in all directions as he flew passed me.

[Bill Jobes]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your comments! I think you mean the wingtips. They are outside DOF

You're right, Arash -- wingtips is a more precise word.

I thought it was probably outside DOF, but wasn't sure. Thanks !

[Glenn Conlan]

What a shot! Love the wing detail and the eyes are very dynamic.


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[MinhTan Thai]

Sharp image for hand held.

[arash_hazeghi]

Sharp image for hand held.

Thanks Minh you can def make the sharpest file handheld with proper technique.

[Troy Lim]

Thanks Troy, I did not, he was looking in all directions as he flew passed me.

That is even better...sweet.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Goodness! This is crazy good, Arash. Doesn't get any better than this, and I don't think there are too many people who can pull off a shot like this.

[Jason Stander]

A stunner!