Barred Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted May 16, 2010122 views18 comments

From this weekend. I had another, full frontal angle on this hunting barred owl, but opted for this one partially obscured by the swamp maple leaves. The upward gaze was a plus as these guys are usually intent on looking down for crawfish. The overcast made for very soft light.

50D, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/100 sec, f5.6, ISO 1000, ~90% of original frame

David
South Louisiana

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 16, 2010 at 12:31 AM

I like this composition, David. The leaves frame the bird well, and the detail on the whole bird is quite sharp.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 16, 2010 at 1:04 AM

Very nice comp, David, and razor-sharp. I agree the soft light is quite nice.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 16, 2010 at 6:07 AM

Great pose and light. perfect DOF.
I like the leaves; they add a lot of interest.

Sansy r

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 16, 2010 at 6:09 AM

Love the comp and setting David

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 16, 2010 at 8:34 AM

gorgeous details and great pose, David. I also like how the leaves frame the bird. it's a little tight for my personal preference.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on May 16, 2010 at 8:45 AM

Great comp., light and capture.

Ron

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Comment posted by KC Choo on May 16, 2010 at 9:28 AM

Excellent! Wonderful portrait of this Owl.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 16, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Beautiful portrait. At first I wasn't sure about the composition, as it's kind of a "tweener", between portrait and full body, but I think if you cropped more, you'd lose the added interest of seeing those talons. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on May 16, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Wonderful image David. The detail in the bird is amazing and the DOF just perfect. Very stunning (as usual)

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 16, 2010 at 11:44 AM

Beautiful detail David and I like the eyes.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 16, 2010 at 1:19 PM

Outstanding detail on all parts of the bird. Terrific angle for seeing the contrasting patters of feathers in the ruff and belly.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 16, 2010 at 1:37 PM

Lovely light and nice detail. A very nice image as posted.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 16, 2010 at 2:20 PM

Excellent detail and great look the owl is giving, well done.

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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on May 16, 2010 at 2:39 PM

David absolutely perfect!! One of the best barred owl images I have seen by far!! Your composition makes this for me. Big congrats!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 16, 2010 at 3:18 PM

Love this one David. Great light, very fine composition and excellent detail. The mood appeals to me too. I like the image a lot.

Pat

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 16, 2010 at 6:10 PM

David,

I love the soft light, the way the leaves come into the frame and the super look into this owl's eyes. Very well done. Appealing image too.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 17, 2010 at 12:47 PM

I like it too!!! The natural leaf frame is what make this one for me. Very nice David!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 17, 2010 at 3:19 PM

I like the composition very much. The details are at the top!

Congrats

D&L

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