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Locked On - Short Eared owl

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Posted by Craig Jones on May 13, 2009 at 2:55 AM
Locked On - Short Eared owl
A Short Eared owl hunting at dusk over marshland, been back to my site and had some good light, this owl is seen 'locked' onto something below him.Thanks for looking

All Comments/Advice Welcome

Tech;
Nikon D300,Nikon 600VR+1.4/Nikon
F5.6,1/1250,
iso 400
PP-CS3,slight Crop to left side

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Posted by Graham Goddard on May 13, 2009 at 4:30 AM
That's very nice Craig - great light and background.

It's good to see these birds are still around for you - any that were down here are long gone :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on May 13, 2009 at 4:40 AM
Gorgeous lighting really makes this picture IMO

David

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Posted by Jorne de Bruin on May 13, 2009 at 5:08 AM
Great flightpose with wonderfull light Craig, I also like his purposefull look a lot! :wavey:
Posted by Chris Johnstone on May 13, 2009 at 6:36 AM
Hi Craig,

The owl certainly looks focused on something. I reckon you've nail the negative space beneath the owl too.Sometimes a vertical crop can be difficult on such a 'horizontal' subject.

Great work and a welcome break from the office.

Chris
Posted by Danny Green on May 13, 2009 at 7:11 AM
Cracking shot. Lovely comp and light.

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Peter Cairns on May 13, 2009 at 7:45 AM
One of the best I've seen.

Pete
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on May 13, 2009 at 8:15 AM
Nice.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Fran French on May 13, 2009 at 8:34 AM
A super light Craig, and great b/g, well caught.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 13, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Wonderful backlight and pose!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Lewis Thomson on May 13, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Brilliant Craig, lovely lighting and love the space underneath.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Guy Rogers on May 13, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Hello Craig.

Excellent shot and good composition. Love the rim light on top of the owl and the light coming through he wings is just beautiful.

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Posted by Colin Preston on May 13, 2009 at 3:54 PM
An excellent flight shot in nice lighting.
Posted by Vincent Jones on May 13, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Amazing shot Craig with some great backlight to add.

Brilliant :toast:

Al the best Craig

Vince :wavey:
Posted by Paul Hobson on May 13, 2009 at 5:30 PM
super lighting and position in the frame, lovely shot

Paul Hobson
Posted by PhilH on May 14, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Nice one... great light and comp... appears to be a few artifacts beneath the bird, but hard to tell at web size...

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Posted by Craig Jones on May 14, 2009 at 3:32 AM
Thank you all for your nice/kind comments, :wink: :wink: :wavey: Below was thick,dark reedbed/marshland phil :wink: