H(a)unting stare

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2011216 views12 comments

A little while ago I posted another picture from this interesting encounter that I had with this long-eared owl hunting in the daylight some 4 years ago. I also though of a white BG as a big drawback but it turns out that it works quite well on some pictures.

Canon EOS 100 + Sigma 300mm f4
scanned from some regular Fuji 200 film

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 4, 2011 at 7:29 AM

I have no problem with the white bg it really makes the bird stand out,fine detail,very nice shot.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 4, 2011 at 8:23 AM

Great portrait- Excellent details, pose and eye contact- The white BG works fine in my opinion- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM

The white background really brings out the eyes. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 4, 2011 at 9:50 AM

Love the title! The background does work well. Nicely done

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 4, 2011 at 10:22 AM

I like it very much, Andrius ! Great perch, perfect exposure, exquisite detail, No problem to me with the High Key BG, I have some HK images when the BG (sky or snow ) is too bright. I'll post one of them in future !
Cheers.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 4, 2011 at 11:05 AM

I like the pose of this better than your previous post. I have no problem with the high-key BG and your scan looks fine. This was a great daylight encounter!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 4, 2011 at 11:44 AM

The white background really makes the owl stand out. Great to find an owl active in the daylight.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM

I also like the white BG Andrius. It does bring the attention to the animal.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 5, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Riveting eye contact, and great techs. I agree, the white bg works well with some images.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM

Nice job on the scan Andrius - great eyes

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 6, 2011 at 8:31 AM

Excellent image Andrius. Love the stare.
May

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on March 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM

The white BG is totally fine. You did a great job on the owl's exposure. The talons are very nice. I love how the Euro L.E.O.'s have orange eyes compared to their North American brothers.

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments