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Young Little Owl in Stretch Mode

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Posted by Vincent Jones on August 26, 2006 at 4:53 AM
Young Little Owl in Stretch Mode
One from the archives that was taken last year. This one I like because the Young Little Owl is showing natural behaviour whilst being photographed from a distance of 12 meters

Slight crop for framing but more or less straight from the camera.

Comments & critique welcome :toast:

D2X - 600mm AF-S F4 (Using Vehicle as a hide)
ISO 250, F4.5, 1/320sec
Posted by Rob Ashton on August 26, 2006 at 5:24 AM
How long did you dare him to stand on one leg? :biggrin:

Excellent behaviour shot of a very photogenic subject. Well done Vince.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on August 26, 2006 at 11:58 AM
Hi Vince,

nice shot of something I'd love to photograph. However a minor nit for me would be the background.

Regards Chris.
Posted by Terry on August 26, 2006 at 2:35 PM
Lovely bird Vince, the foliage on the right distracts me a little though.

Terry
Posted by Vincent Jones on August 26, 2006 at 4:32 PM
Thanks for the comments. :toast:

Chris/Terry: The background is the natural habitat surrounding him whilst he was sat on the post stretching. If I moved the vehicle to re-position to sort out the background the little fella would of simply flown to cover.

I do have shots of this Little Owl with what looks like habitatless background conditions, personally its down to personal preferences I think :smile:

Thanks for the honest critique on preference :toast:

Vince
Posted by PhilH on August 29, 2006 at 3:38 AM
A nice image Vince, as you say the bg/foliage is down to personal taste, I like the inclusion of the habitat here esp. as the subject is strong enough to stand out.

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