Barred Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted February 9, 20182,309 views7 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm x 1.4TC, tripod, delayed shutter
f11, 1/20th, ISO4000

The Barred at the Bard. I found this handsome Barred Owl at the grounds of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. She must share the acting bug: she posed for me fearlessly. This is full frame, from about 12 feet away.

Slight sharpening (10% using Viveza2).

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 9, 2018 at 11:13 PM

Jim, this is as good a Barred Owl image as I've ever seen, and full frame? Wow!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 10, 2018 at 8:27 AM

Wow, great encounter and all that full frame ! Excellent ! Hans

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on February 10, 2018 at 11:16 AM

Wonderful capture of this beautiful owl, Jim. I am sure it was thrilling to just be 12 feet away from her, and to have your camera and tripod as well, and ready to shoot. What a blessing. Great detail and pose.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 11, 2018 at 1:24 PM

Good job on getting this in less than perfect light conditions. What an opportunity!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 11, 2018 at 6:01 PM

Excellent, Jim. The owl pops quite well from the similarly covered bg and is nice and sharp throughout. There are two tiny twigs sticking into the frame on the upper left that do draw my eye. Oddly enough, they're the only ones that do.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 12, 2018 at 12:46 AM

Large view is a must. Beautiful eyes and colors on this one Jim. Great BG too.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 14, 2018 at 2:34 PM

Nice close up of this species Jim, good job with the low light, I like the good look at the talons. devil

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