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Think

by dan elster

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 10, 2010153 views9 comments
In early October, just before sunrise, I went to let the dog out when I saw this western screech owl perched under the roof covering our back porch. We have several signs hanging along the rafters including: "sing", "relax", "it's all good", and of course "think".

The "think" sign you see here is only a few feet from our sliding glass doors that lead to our family room(where the kids play, we hang out, etc.)and is very visible from inside the door. It sat here for several hours and was impossible to ignore. Several neighbors came by for a look. In the late afternoon, it came down and took a tour of our yard and posed beautifully for me.

Canon 40D, 1-400mm @ 130mm! 1/250 @ 6.3

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on December 10, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Hahhaa, that's awesome. I'm thinking that you might have a good stock photo here.

That owl is wise. ;]
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 10, 2010 at 12:10 PM
This is really cool... I like it alot!
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 10, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Cool shot. Certainly puts a smile on my face.
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Comment posted by David Cobb on December 10, 2010 at 1:45 PM
The sign fits perfectly with this wise old owl Dan!
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Comment posted by Robert Stough on December 10, 2010 at 3:30 PM
This is really a nice shot. And kudos to the owl for perching over the most appropriate sign.
Registered on November 20, 2010, 26 Posts, 273 Comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 10, 2010 at 3:57 PM
What Nicolaus said. I imagine there are great licensing possibilities for this. :smile:

Max
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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on December 11, 2010 at 12:10 PM
This is awesome Dan. My only suggestion might be cropping just below the "think" sign and rotating the image CCW just a bit. Very unique shot...I've never seen anything like it.
Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments
Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 12, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Really cool. Its awesome when animals live up to the connotations we have about them. The owls look and behave very thoughtful, and then one sits next to a "think"-sign.


(Oh, by the way: You surname "Elster" in german language means "magpie". You have a special connection with intelligent birds :wink: )
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 13, 2010 at 6:15 AM
Nice capture Dan. Seems the wise old owl chose wisely what sign to advertise. Unique image.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments