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Whats going on above.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on July 22, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Whats going on above.
D3 + 600mm AFS II + 1.4 conv.
1/80 @ f5.6.
ISO 640.
AF Area Mode Dynamic 21 point.

Found a group of Little Owls on a farm near by.
Visited yesterday evening and this evening trying to build up a picture of what and when they do things.
Found them yesterday whilst working at the farm and during the duration one of them sat on top of an old buliding observing. It didnt bat an eyelid even when I pulled up and had a closer look.
Of course no camera with me, so I am working on it.

Major.
Posted by John Robinson on July 22, 2008 at 6:03 PM
He's looking at your signature !
Get him on one of your tyres and you've cracked it !! :biggrin:
Nice and crisp and a magazine pic editors delight !!
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by David Kjaer on July 22, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Hi Major

Great pose with your usual superb detail!

David :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 23, 2008 at 3:23 AM
Great pose & composition, love it :toast:

Like the overall colours, very soft coupled with the owl, especially the red BG. Just great! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by Dawn Monrose on July 23, 2008 at 5:06 AM
Wow lovely shot Major!! Great pose and setting. Is this a young one? Looks kinda fluffy!

I have a group of these nearby too, but I'm having trouble getting anything decent of them.... :frown: Keep trying I guess!! :rolleyes:

:toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on July 23, 2008 at 7:49 AM
very nice Major and a lovely looking bird. I look forward to seeing more.

Matt
Posted by Andy Astbury on July 24, 2008 at 3:44 AM
One word Major - CRACKER :toast:

I love it because it makes me smile - belter guv'na :biggrin: :wink: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 24, 2008 at 2:06 PM
I'm probably being too harsh to mention the beak? Just feel that with it being OOF the image loses part of that instant orientation. But then with a smaller aperture you'd have more intrusion from the BG. Difficult one, but otherwise lovely, look forward to more. :smile:
Posted by Major Gilbert on July 25, 2008 at 5:34 AM
Magnus the beak is sharp its just that in my processing I over looked that area.
Took another look at the original just to confirm.

Major.