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Lots of Eyes
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Lots of Eyes

by Mike Dunn

Gallery: AvianPosted June 27, 2010421 views7 comments
After many hours watching this nest and getting 2-3 at a time this am all of the sudden they just kept coming out.
Nikon d60,sigma 120-400 @ 400,1/400, iso 100, slight exposure adjustment, crop 75%.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 27, 2010 at 7:21 PM
Great job, Mike. You spent really well your time to get such a result!
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 27, 2010 at 7:23 PM
Amazing that you got them all looking at you Mike. I really like the effect of the cluster of birds on the right where we only get a look at their heads/torsos but the lone owl on the left is more exposed. I like your DOF overall but they do seem slightly soft to my eye.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM
That's an awful lot of owls! Lighting could be a touch better, but great to get eye contact with all of them

- Luke
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 27, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Pretty darn cool. Wish for a little more front lighting but what a fun image. :toast:
Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 27, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Congrats on the shot Mike. I had six out at one time but I never got them to all look at me at the same time.
Watching them come out felt a lot like watching clowns come out of a circus car. Good looking image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 28, 2010 at 12:36 AM
neat shot, Mike, I like how they're all facing you and the one is set off to the left. if you mean that this is 75% of original, I might take some of the oof stuff off the bottom.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 28, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Great shot!! Personally, i'd probably crop out the blurry FG and bring them down to even more eye-level. Nice!
Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments