Great Horned Flight

Posted by SMB on Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:31 am

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Great Horned Owl hunting in the day to get her two large owlets ready for flight. The young had already left the nest but were not great fliers yet. The parent has half a baby Robin for the second owlet having fed the first youngster.
D4s, 500mm with 1.4 TC, f8, Iso1600, ss 1/1250.
Shot against a grey sky, this was easy to high light. B&W conversion in NIK.
(Best viewed on the dark screen.)

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by Gary Briney on Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:21 pm

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The plain background makes the pattern of the feathers more prominent. Thanks for including the details Stan!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:18 pm

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I really like this against the stark white- it looks like an etching with such fine detail. Very interesting pose, too with the head turn and wing positions. Thanks for the story too.

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by kevinfeenstra on Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:41 am

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A great use of black and white in a bird in flight! Unique and beautiful.

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by jerryb on Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:58 am

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Very nice pose and possessing. I too like the white sky.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 11, 2015 2:13 pm

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Nicely done Stan! The heightened detail works really well with the intricate feather patterns against the hi-key bg!

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by Jackie Schuknecht on Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:25 pm