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Stretchy Little owl
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Stretchy Little owl

by John Robinson

Gallery: AvianPosted June 17, 2011119 views11 comments
At the top of a "bob" !
Quite late in the evening.
D200 Sigma 100-300
800 ISO (bit noisy on the D200) 80th sec @f 7.1
About 80% of full frame..
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Cam Held on June 17, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Great capture John! Love the eyes! I'm always scared to go as slow as 1/80 with a tele lens on a moving subject, but you seemed to do quite well with it!
-Cam
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Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on June 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Thanks Cam.
In fact at the top of the bob its quite still for a second or two. :smile:
Regards
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on June 17, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Great capture John.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 17, 2011 at 3:39 PM
What a great subject and you've captured him with fine detail. I particularly like how the dark bg sets him off and the bits of greenery which show up in it. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Excellent, John. Wonderful detail and I like the lighting. If the original was noisy, you did a good job of cleaning it up.
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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 17, 2011 at 6:06 PM
This looks great to me, John. Excellent details and I love the light effect. You must be able to see more noise than I can. That dark background has hidden it well. The legs look a little hot to me.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 18, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Great shot, John. He looks quite alert. The pose makes the shot. I also like how well the dark background makes this bird stand out. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 18, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Really nice detail and sharpness for 1/80s. Bird really looks good against that BG.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 18, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Super cool and amazing detail for1/80 wow. How do you light it up at night?
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on June 18, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Thanks all.
Hi Cheryl
Little Owls spend a lot of time out in the daytime - like barn owls do sometimes also, so its no problem if you can find the right bird !
Cheers
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by David Sparks on June 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Good work getting nice detail in low light and slow shutter speed. The bird pops off the screen with the dark BG.
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments