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Short-eared Owl
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Short-eared Owl

by Dan Sorochan

Gallery: AvianPosted August 23, 2010100 views9 comments
Taken at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale, Alberta.

Canon 7D, EF400/5.6, 1/320, f5.6, ISO 800,50% FF handheld

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 23, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Lovely image around the eyes. Nice and sharp there. The shallow DOF has created an interesting pattern in the feathers. It's a little artificial looking though because the change is so abrupt. Did you blur it or is this a natural phenomenon?
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Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on August 23, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Beauty shot Dan. I've been to the centre and it is a fabulous place to spend a day with a long lens to get portraits of a lot of Birds of prey! Well done.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 24, 2010 at 1:00 AM
Great job on the facial disk. Did you have more DOF to get the rest of the head sharp?
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 24, 2010 at 7:32 AM
The eyes have it.
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Comment posted by Dan Sorochan on August 24, 2010 at 8:39 AM
I didn't do any blurring of the bird. The texture of the feathers changed abruptly.
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Great colors and those eyes are wonderful. You might have been able to squeeze a bit more DOF out of this shot, but 1/320 HH is getting slow already.
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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on August 25, 2010 at 11:41 AM
It is sharp where it needs to be! Well done Dan! Love the BG. Congrats! :toast:
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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on August 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM
I like the stare, sharpness and BG.
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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on August 25, 2010 at 6:37 PM
Hi Dan,
Very good details. Just gotta love those big sharp eyes and nice background.

Ronnie G.
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