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Preparing to land!


Preparing to land!
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Copyright: Lise De Serres (lizzie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2847)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon 300mm VR 2.8D + TC 1.4X
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/2000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-04 17:31
Viewed: 651
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here's the 2nd shot of the serie In Preparation for the Winter Olympics. Still in the air, he's giving it all and positionning himself for a good landing. Tomorrow I will post the last one showing how good or how bad was his landing!.

I was quite happy to be able to take these images within a few fraction of seconds without loosing too much focus!

Lise

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To Scott: To get this shot!lizzie 1 03-05 04:57
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Hello Lise,
Fantastic timing, very good composition and point of view, supern sharpness and good depth of field, beautiful colors and excellent contrast.
Angela

Wonderful shot! The colours and the posture of the owl make the picture beautiful. but I think cropping a little so that the owl occupies a little more of the picture will make it even more beautiful.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2888] (10447)
  • [2008-03-04 18:19]

Hi Lise.
Big jump. let see if he break the olimpic record.
Nice and sharp, as usual in Your work lise. I like this one too.
Luis52.

I think you and a couple of others are really having a lot of fun with this particular own and it works so well...almost as if it were summer and these were the dragonflies of the season!:-) All is well in owl land!
bob

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 648 W: 42 N: 1198] (3860)
  • [2008-03-04 19:08]

Just beautiful Lise,
Excellent exposure, superb detail, love the POV and the framing couldn’t be better; great shot, all the best Cheers Rick :)

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  • Mariol Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 10 N: 1053] (4333)
  • [2008-03-04 21:12]

Hi Lise,
Many thanks for sharing with us this wonderful series. You are a very skilled nature photographer and more than that I can see you put a lot of hard in these photos. Congratulations!
Regards, Mario

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  • Scott Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 299] (1400)
  • [2008-03-04 21:23]
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Lise,

My, what a wonderful capture. Your exposure is fantistic, all that white is easy to "blow out", How did you set up a tripod fast enough to get this shot? Love shot, and well taken.

TFS

Scott

great pic! as usual, :) TFS Ori

Helo Lise,

Amazing shot of this landinhg Owl. Very good timing (almost perfect) Fine details. You can see even some snowflakes swirl under the Owl. Beautiful composition with sharp focus. In one word: PERFECT. Thanks for sharing. Greetings and TFS BOB

Another fabulous capture from your series Lise, waiting patiently for the last one my friend, to see a surprising landing maybe?
Mehmet

excellent shot
good landlover

Hello Lise,
Must have been a perfect landing...
Amazing animal.
Well done
TFS
Annick

Hi Lise
Amazing capture
Beautiful image
Nice natural color
Detail is superb
tfs jon

Hello Lise
I have just written for this great capture of snow owl. But later it disappeared. I think uploading process with problem.
Well, this is great with sharp focus, great composition and POV. Timing and white balance also very nice. TFS, well done
Ahmet

Hi Lizzie,
A fantastic sequel to the original. The exposure has been well controlled, and results are a pleasure to view. Well done. :)

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1482 W: 18 N: 3044] (11160)
  • [2008-03-05 9:46]

Hi Lise

Great series of shots. You caught this landing pose in perfect sharpness. I love the look of concentration. Good exposure, nicely composed and wonderfully sharp

TFS

Karan

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 570] (2343)
  • [2008-03-05 12:02]

Hi Lise,
Great shot!
Lovely composition!
Ena

bonjour Lise

encore une fois quelle superbe image, j'aimes la forme
de ses ailes ouvertes, excellente luminosité de l'image,
belles couleurs naturelles, cet harfang surveille continuellement
les photographes, j'aimes cet aspect de cet oiseaux, TFS

Asbed

great timing.wonderful composition, beautiful colors and great detail.

Suspended in the air perfectly. I can just imagine the excitement for you photographing this owl. I would be ecstatic.
The sun provided you with excellent lighting.
Nice work Lise!

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