Sunset Burrowing Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted October 24, 20152,150 views14 comments

Last June I was able to capture this image of a Burrowing Owl at sunset. I had been shooting these little guys for a couple of hours and was about ready to pack it in when this guy got up on this perch that was high enough to allow me to capture the sunset colors with him in the foreground.

Canon 7D Mark II
500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
ISO 2500
1/250 @ f/5.6

Larger Version included

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on October 24, 2015 at 4:02 PM

A wonderful capture under any light, the sunset really makes it special. Nice!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 24, 2015 at 6:38 PM

Nice management of the light, Keith.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 25, 2015 at 6:51 AM

Very nice atmosphere Keith, love that one can still make out the details in the bird. Nicely executed ! devil

, Hans

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 25, 2015 at 11:25 AM

WOW incredible colors and to get a burrowing owl up off the ground like this? Man this is a sweet image.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 25, 2015 at 11:48 AM

Unique image of a burrowing owl. Well taken. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 25, 2015 at 2:50 PM

Glorious susnet colors, Keith. The exposure on the owl looks just about optimal for the situation.

devil

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 25, 2015 at 7:47 PM

A stunning image as posted.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on October 25, 2015 at 10:43 PM

truly a stunning and incredible image, Keith. to get that sky and that much visible on the bird is just great. only nit for me is that there seems to be a little bit of a halo around the bird's head.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on October 25, 2015 at 11:10 PM

Wow! This one sure gets your attention! An impressive sunset background and I too am quite surprised that you were able to obtain a decent amount of detail on the owl. Very nice, Keith!

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 26, 2015 at 1:49 PM

Sunset makes this image for me. Nice of the owl to get up on the perch for you.
May

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 26, 2015 at 3:23 PM

This is a special frame Keith, the owl is placed perfectly. The sunset colors are beautiful. Well done! (I'm curious if you tried any with fill flash). devil

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on October 26, 2015 at 7:51 PM

Keith, how gorgeous! This is the most unique image I have ever seen of a burrowing owl. I'm used to seeing them photographed around their burrow - not in a bush. And that sunset - you just couldn't ask for a better background. Very good job photographing what I'm sure was a difficult scene to capture properly. devil

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 27, 2015 at 7:47 PM

Stunning color and moody light Keith. Nice positioning of the owl in the frame. I just wonder what he is looking at or what he heard.....

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on November 28, 2015 at 8:19 PM

Fine capture though somehow I'd like to see a little brighter background behind the bird's head to set off the subject that much more.

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