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Short Eared Owl

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Posted by Craig Churchill on March 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Short Eared Owl
A shot I had been trying to get for ages,sun was on the horizon when the owl turned and looked!

Nikon D300,500F4AFS/11,TC14E,ISO 400,1/250TH,F6.7,GITZO.

Cheers

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 4, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Nice pose by the bird and the eye contact is great, I think a crop to help the comp and move the bird to the left would help,It also looks abit contrasty,A bird i have yet to shoot-one day hopefully

Dave
Posted by Magnus Hird on March 4, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Agree with Dave. The wing position, motion blur and glance are spot on for me :smile:
Posted by Tom Smit on March 5, 2009 at 1:54 AM
Nice shot. I agree with the others.
I also think this picture is to small (because it is on the forum) to give the impression it could give,I think if you can see it in 90x60cm format it looks much better. I hope you understand what I mean? This is not a nit.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on March 5, 2009 at 8:15 AM
Fantastic bird and pose, I'd like the bird a bit more on the left and slightly less contrast.
Posted by Bob Cox on March 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Great shot but a lot of contrast on my screen.

Bob.