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Tawny owl (c)

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 7, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Tawny owl (c)
Taken on a bird of pray day with Mark Sisson.

Phil.



D700 200 f2 + 1.7tc 1/250 @ f3.3 wide open iso 200 handheld.

PP in Bibble & CS2

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Posted by David Sewell on July 7, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Hi Phil,

Great shot, but I would have preferred it if the bird were looking a little more towards the photographer, but even captive birds don't always do what you want them to. I would also have preferred to see the bird slightly higher within the frame. Do you have a version with a little more canvas?

David
Posted by Dave Courtenay on July 7, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Agree with David-comp isnt quite right and needs some eye contact

Dave
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 7, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Hi David & Dave I only got to take a few (4) before he moved I did get a lot like this though but no sun it went in ?.

Phil.

:toast: :wavey:
Posted by Shaun Simpson on July 7, 2010 at 2:05 PM
I prefer the horizontal format, eye contact in second is better, wouldn't it be nice if they did what you want :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on July 7, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Tawnies are fantastic owls and a nice couple of compositions...you have here Phillip.

Ian
Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM
I prefer the first image Phil but agree with David it would have been so much better if the bird had been looking towards you. Nice shot though. :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 7, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Hi Philip :wavey:

Nice shot good comp and shame the little blighter did not look at you :toast:

The Owl looks a little bit green on my screen which seems to have been sorted in the second post :rolleyes: