GHO chick pair

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 2010123 views10 comments

I'm not sure when a bird goes from being a chick to a juvenile, but these guy's have lost their downy feathers now and are approaching the size of the parents.

Canon 50D Canon 400 2.8 w/1.4 ex 1/160th @f5 iso 500

Thanks for looking.
Comments always appreciated.

Neil

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 19, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Hey Neil, aren't these "my" owls? You leave'm alone.

You've done a nice job of getting both birds quite sharp and the front to back poses combine as a study of the species at this age. I suspect it wasn't easy to get both birds as clear as they are and the sky background isn't bright enough to be a bother. I like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on July 19, 2010 at 6:45 PM

I'm not sure, Ron.
I thought yours were 700 miles north of here

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 19, 2010 at 7:49 PM

So cool to get the front and back look - nice capture.

- Luke

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on July 19, 2010 at 8:10 PM

I have yet to see a GHO in the wild. For you to have the opportunity to get two in one frame is super. I think they are now officially teenagers so you had better watch out!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM

Well controlled exposure, great details and DOF.
I especially like the one owl doing that 180 head turn, cool

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 20, 2010 at 2:42 AM

Even at this young age they look like they mean business. Excellent exposure, especially with the bright sky poking through the leaves. Good dof for f5. Congratulations on finding the pair, I know I sure was happy to find mine.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 20, 2010 at 5:33 AM

Love the comp and the reversed positions Neil. Nice setting also.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 20, 2010 at 6:18 AM

Neil

I have to find time to get up there and see this owl chicks! I love the setting, the serious looks you appear to be getting, how one chick's body is towards the camera and the other has its back to it. I especially like how one "ear" is showing on the bird on the right.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 20, 2010 at 12:16 PM

Neil, What a fantastic capture. I would consider selecting the body of the owl on the right and doing just a tad of sharpening. Would also consider cutting back the green so the birds are even more prominent in your image.

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 20, 2010 at 6:03 PM

Well done getting both birds in focus and good eye contact from both.

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