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Burrowing Owl
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Burrowing Owl

by Robert Holguin

Gallery: AvianPosted June 10, 201175 views10 comments
Hello everyone. Well Im still visiting this little guy. The other morning I went by since the sun was on the oppossite side of what I usually shot it from. To see if the green trees behind its burrow would make a good background. I was really happy with the results. C&C welcomed and encouraged.
Camera - Nikon 300s, Lense - Nikon 200-400/1.4 tc, Exposure - 1/500, Aperture - F8, ISO - 400, Metering - Multi-Segment, Manual.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by antino cervigni on June 10, 2011 at 3:05 AM
Very nice. Best regards Antino
Registered on April 17, 2010, 70 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on June 10, 2011 at 5:14 AM
Great pic and great birds . Funny how the dark area behind almost looks like a shadow of the bird :biggrin:
Cheers
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM
Easy to understand why you're so happy with this result Robert, it's absolutely wonderful :^)
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 10, 2011 at 8:05 AM
"I was really happy with the results."

As you should be!!! Great background, pose and the detail is amazing. He almost looks like he is posed in a museum. Fantastic.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on June 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Great job on the exposure, etc. My preference would be for a bit more room at the feet.
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by David Sparks on June 10, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Your happiness should be elation. :toast:
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 10, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Great eye and light, Robert.
:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM
Very nice techs on this and love the eye. Ideally, I do wish for a bit more room on bottom though.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 10, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Beautiful yellow eye, great detail and background, Robert. Very well done. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 10, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Good light, a nice pose and the background works perfectly. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments