Florida burrowing owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 24, 2012147 views12 comments

A break from the barred and an image of a Florida burrowing owl. A different subspecies from those found elsewhere in the U.S. I had a chance to spend some time with these wonderful little owls this past weekend. What a treat. I hope to go back to this area in April or May, when the young are out and about.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/1000s
f/11
Manual exp.
hand held
almost Full frame

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 24, 2012 at 8:28 PM

Oh, wonderful! A perfect portrait of this beautiful owl.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Nice, Ron. A good, uncluttered look at this fellow. I like the side lighting. I leave for Florida in the morning and may get over to see a few of these little Owls.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM

sweet, Ron. great light, super bg, excellent detail and exposure, and a perfect comp. nice low angle too. I really like the dramatic light. to pick nits, I would say that to my eye, the auriculars appear slightly oversharpened relative to the rest of the bird, probably due to different texture of the feathers, so I might tinker with locally reducing the sharpening just below and behind the eye. just a minor suggestion on a beautiful image though.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on January 24, 2012 at 10:20 PM

Ron, The light is sweet and your exposure is great. I like the pose of the owl and the FG and BG colors really compliment the owl.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on January 24, 2012 at 11:20 PM

Very nice Ron, beautiful light and I love the setting and the pose. The low perspective really makes this shot.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 25, 2012 at 3:21 AM

Nice one of this free standing bird. Here you can see how long the legs actually are ! I am envious (in a positive sense that is ;-) ), Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on January 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Really nice capture of this awesome looking owl Ron. I like the direction of the light on this image, and the bokeh of the background is a great backdrop for this guy.

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 25, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Excellent, even if it isn't in flight.

The light is wonderful; the setting is fine. Overall image quality is up to your normal high standards.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM

Fine shot. I like the directional light with the owl against a dark background - there's just enough detail in the shaded areas of the birds right flank. Excellent detail, just as you would expect at nearly FF.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on January 25, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Ron,
Can't wait to see the youngins in a few months. You gotta love these little guys. Fast as bullets but very cute. Nice background, very nice composition and pose, and sharp.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 26, 2012 at 12:09 PM

I have never seen one of these, you have found some really neat owls lately. Excellent job dealing with the strong directional light and nice job of hand holding the 500 lens for a vertical shot, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Great use of the side lighting, the light/shadow lends itself to a nice 3D look here Ron.
Very good details, everything works!

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