Burrowing Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted March 28, 2011152 views12 comments

Hello everyone. I found a pair of these beauties. One of them wanted nothing of me while this one stayed and let me take a couple of pics. Hope you enjoy. C&C welcomed.
Camera - Nikon 300s, Lense - Nikon 200-400 w/1.4 tc, Exposure - 1/200, Aperture - F5.6, ISO - 640, Metering - Spot, Aperture Priority

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12 comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 28, 2011 at 6:59 AM

The stare on his face is so intense.The foot and claws add to it
sharp with great detail in the feathers
AVI

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Comment posted by richard remington on March 28, 2011 at 7:32 AM

Robert,

Is this full frame? The detail is outstanding and the stare and claws really add to the shot. Congratulations on a wonderful capture.

Rick

Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Hali Sowle on March 28, 2011 at 8:51 AM

Wow what a great capture. That stare is fabulous and that talon and foot is a bonus. Great light and detail.

Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 28, 2011 at 2:52 PM

That is a wonderful look that the bird is giving you. Very nice capture everything is nice and sharp.
May

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Wow, excellent!
Intent stare, raised foot, great detail and nice - different - BG.
Well done!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 28, 2011 at 4:44 PM

The eye and look really make this image and I like that you can see a raised foot with the claws. I might experiment with a different crop to see how much of the OOF bottom you could eliminate. Nice job in getting this, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 28, 2011 at 5:16 PM

Very intense image Robert. Love the bird's posture. The face and the raised foot. I like the comp as posted. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 29, 2011 at 2:47 AM

Sweet portrait Robert

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 29, 2011 at 9:47 AM

Awww, those eyes ... THOSE EYES!!! 8^) Stunning, mesmerizing, thoroughly captivating ...... and excellent job of blurring out everything else but the subject ... and back to those eyes again - LOL ;^) Aw look, just notice the raised claws, is there no end to the pleasure of looking at this image?!?!? ;^)

Seriously Robert, a real treat for my eyes, and thanks for sharing this one :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on March 29, 2011 at 11:12 AM

Great angle and eye contact Robert!! On the larger view one can really see the nice detail. What really makes it is the pose, big congrats!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 30, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Wow. Intense detailed and sharp. This needs nothing more.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on April 1, 2011 at 4:04 PM

Thank you all very much for the kind comments, they are very much appreciated.

Rick - its pretty close to full frame. I cropped very little.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments