saw whet owl after lunch!

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saw whet owl after lunch!
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Copyright: Lise De Serres (lizzie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2843)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon 18-200 VR
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-28 9:46
Viewed: 499
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here's a second shot of the saw wheet owl. This one was taken around lunch and this time the owl was well hidden in the trees.
After walking very slowly through the branches, I was able to take a few shots handheld of this beautiful and so tiny saw whet.
If you look carefully, you will notice a bit of blood on the feather. Oups! I didn't give her enough time to clean up for the picture!!.
The weight is between 75-91 g, height between 18-22cm.
With the light here coming through the branches, she seems a lot more reddish compare to the first one I posted. One thing for sure, they are beautiful to watch!!

Lise
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Very nice details. The feathers are soft, and there's a nice visual of the face. I have to laugh because I took some photos of an owl the other day that turned out to be decoys - boy did I feel foolis! This has soft details where they need to be, good texture, and excellent exposure. Well done.

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 288 W: 3 N: 670] (3136)
  • [2007-10-28 11:08]

hi lise,
nice picture but sharpness is a bit soft
TFs

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1266 W: 103 N: 4311] (19463)
  • [2007-10-28 13:36]

Bonjour Lise, j'aime bien celle-là aussi ! Elle ne te quitte pas des yeux ! Super netteté à 1/30 ! Bravo et merci !

Mario

Bonjour Lise,

Belle chouette.J'aime le contact direct avec les yeux, j'aime moins le focus assez moyen.Pas faciles à "mettre en boite" ..!

Amitiés

Servane

Allo Lise,
Ce sont toujours des rencontres impressionnantes. J'en ai vu qu'une seule fois et il ou elle avait une proie entre ses serres... Ces petits oiseaux sont généralement toujours cachés et le jour, ils ont les yeux fermés, tu as été bien chanceuse de la voir ainsi. C'est une bonne capture de ce beau spécimen avec d'asez bons détails détails considérant cette vitesse d'obturation et cette ouverture. Le contact des yeux assez intense :) Merci,
Claudine

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 1 N: 345] (1509)
  • [2007-10-29 17:42]

Bonjou Lise,
Elle est vraiment magnifique cette petite chouette... et votre photo...
Donald

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-04 6:18]

Hello Lise

A beautiful image of this owl.
The eye contact and details are beautiful.
Very good POV and DOF.
The lighting and colours are very good.
Excellent crop and composition,the owl fills the frame well.
Very good plumage detail.
TFS
Rob

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