Twisted Point of View?

Gallery: AvianPosted July 5, 2011442 views18 comments

Olympus E5, 150mm, 2xTC, f5.6, 1/640, ISO100 handheld out vehicle window

A different juvie SEO from the same area as the last one, and on a different day - taken just after 7AM. All of the juvies were very curious, bobbing their heads up and down and side to side and giving this kind of head turn to either side. Have been there for 3 straight mornings and will go again tomorrow. Have some good feeding sequences, and all the owls have given me enough poses to do a book. Even found more juvies today - total of 10, 2 older juvies - and have learned a lot about their feeding habits.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 6, 2011 at 2:09 AM

David ..beautiful piece of work...and some fantastic detail and BG. I would like to see what others say about the empty 3rd on the top. Well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 6, 2011 at 5:30 AM

Brilliant !
Can't make my mind up about the space. A central crop would maybe give a bit more impact to the shot ?
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 6, 2011 at 8:11 AM

Terrific pose n details, simply stunning !!!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 6, 2011 at 9:43 AM

Great light and that head turn is to die for, David! Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Venugopal Thantry on July 6, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Stunning shot with the head turned vertically. BG is also great.

Did you try to look at this image by turning is 90 degrees anticlockwise?

Registered on May 12, 2011, 33 Posts, 144 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 6, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Cool! What a great pose!! I've had burrowing owls do this to me before, but haven't seen it in these guys. Cool shot.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 6, 2011 at 1:15 PM

What a fun pose. I don't have a problem with the horizontal placement (though I'm sure it would look great centered as well), but the top third does bother me slightly... it may be due to the unfortunate placement of the horizon so close to the bird's head, or simply the fact that the empty patch of blue is a bit distracting.

Regardless, it's a fine capture I'd love to have taken!

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on July 6, 2011 at 2:18 PM

Cool image David...makes me want to turn my head sideways to look into it's eyes.
Nice feather detail and highlights, as well as complimentary background.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on July 6, 2011 at 4:43 PM

This made me smile...thanks. Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 6, 2011 at 5:45 PM

What a pose and look, very funny, I still am amazed how dark the juvenile's are, I might take a little off the top but a wonderful image as is, what a cool experience you are having with them, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 6, 2011 at 5:48 PM

Great pose on this curious youngster David!!! You doing some great work on these guys, Keep'em comming

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM

Wonderful! Fun and technically nice, too! Congrats. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 6, 2011 at 7:14 PM

Wonderful detail and great pose and light Dave. I'm still struck by the darkness of the juvies and just keep looking at this (I spent some time with this species today but could only see adults which of course look quite different). The horizon line may not be ideal for some but I'm ok with it since it doesn't bisect the birds head. I'm so jealous of your opportunities with these young birds.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on July 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Another wonderful shot of these most cooperative birds. My wife says that sometimes I don't know which way is up. This is one of those times.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 7, 2011 at 12:55 AM

Superb, David. A brilliant capture of a perfect opportunity. And one of the more salable photos I've seen posted recently.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 7, 2011 at 5:40 PM

The pose is just wonderful, such a curious look. Couldn't be better,

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 7, 2011 at 10:03 PM

The pose catches the eye, but once there you realize that the exposure and intricate detail are done to perfections. Congrats on this fine image.

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

Comment posted by May Haga on July 8, 2011 at 4:58 PM

Oh wow, what a pose, another fantastic SEO. You perhaps are getting tired of photography these birds so perhaps I should come down and relieve you for awhile!!!!!!!
May

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