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Little owl at dusk

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Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 13, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Little owl at dusk
Yesterday's wonderful sunset put an end to a frustrating week with this species. Everything came together as I'd pre-visualised and I had the added bonus of a really close encounter with a barn owl - it circled my stationary car 3 times, screeched and left!! Bizarre, but great to see.

1Ds3, 500 + 1.4x, ISO 400, 1/6 @ F/5.6, Bean-bag weighted tripod, car 'hide', Mirror lock + cable release. FF

C&C welcomed,

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Ian Mason on September 13, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Lovely silhouette! Seems sharp too, which I always find difficult with silhouettes. . I'm sure the post was leaning but I can't help feel a bit of rotation would help.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 13, 2009 at 6:14 PM


Hi Chris,

This image works so much better than the last one you posted IMO, the portrait format suits the image.

Andy...
Posted by Lee Newman on September 13, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Very nice colours & nice sharp silhouette. A very nice looking image.

Lee
Posted by Matt Cole on September 14, 2009 at 2:38 AM
that's very nice Chris, it works well IMO. A very attractive image.

Matt
Posted by Mark Sisson on September 14, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Much better this one Chris - worth the wait and effort for this one for sure.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by PhilH on September 14, 2009 at 3:43 AM
Yes... the head turn reveals enough shape to discern what you are looking at... I like it.

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Posted by Craig Jones on September 14, 2009 at 5:40 AM
Love the portrait style and suits the image very well IMO,beautiful,warm colours and the head turn tops it :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Fran French on September 14, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Well worth the wait Chris, very nice.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on September 14, 2009 at 1:14 PM
makes me smile, works really well & all in all a very effective shot.

Drew :smile:
Posted by Liam Pauling on September 14, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Brilliant shot, love the detail in the silhouette.

As for the Barn Owl I know they screech around the nest site, so maybe you were to close :confused:

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