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tinyus birdica (little owl)

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Posted by simon manning on March 18, 2010 at 5:10 PM
tinyus birdica (little owl)
20D
300L f4
1/320@f8
iso 200


At least its eyes were open for a change

Simon :biggrin:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 18, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Brilliant eye contact and some lovely detail. Good one :toast: :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 18, 2010 at 5:28 PM
That is a beauty. Great detail. How did you manage to get so close to it? :wavey:
Posted by simon manning on March 18, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Hes quite photogenic really Maggie and see's alot of people due to the location so on occasions doesn't fly off ,luck of the draw i guess!

Simon :wink:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 18, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Lovely shot Simon :toast:





It looks s bit bright on my screen :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 18, 2010 at 6:43 PM
A stonking shot Simon :toast: :jump:
Posted by Karen Summers on March 18, 2010 at 7:07 PM
a lovely shot great eye contact maybe you could clone out the oof branches in the background think it would look a lot better
Posted by lewis phillips on March 19, 2010 at 2:56 AM
love it
Posted by simon manning on March 19, 2010 at 4:17 AM
Cheers for looking , does any one think its too light or dark ?

Simon
Posted by Jeff Harrison on March 19, 2010 at 4:26 AM
A lovely image Simon but as soon as I saw it (ie. before I read your last post) I thought the colouring of the bird looked exceptionally light/grey - maybe a little darker/browner perhaps?
Posted by simon manning on March 19, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Thanks Jeff , having a spot of bother with lightness .

pleased you like it though

Simon
Posted by John Chapman on March 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM
Hi Simon, I love this as is. Great. :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 19, 2010 at 5:29 AM
It's looking a bit washed out colour-wise Simon but what a cracking capture - I too am mystified by how close you are - well done that man :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Phil Mclean on March 19, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Really nice portrait of a fantastic little bird.I thought it was a little light when I first opened it too.

Phil. :smile:
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 19, 2010 at 8:36 AM
It's a fabulous shot, love it. :toast:
Posted by Justin on March 19, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Looks like you've found a very obliging subject here. Good one.
Posted by Andy Elliott on March 19, 2010 at 9:54 AM
It does look like a very pale athene noctua - but maybe a variant - the picture doesn't look over-light overall.
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 19, 2010 at 11:38 AM
A lovely shot Simon! It looks a little pale and slightly washed out on my monitor too!
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Wonderful shot. Well done. :smile:
Posted by Calum Dickson on March 19, 2010 at 11:42 AM
It looks a tad pale to me Simon, be interesting to see a repost when you get your calibration issues sorted. It's a beautiful looking owl, congratulations on getting such a close up shot.

:toast:
Calum