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Posted by ebkw on Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:40 am

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These owls are very fast and I find them difficult to get flight shots. We have had sun only one day since this bird arrived in my area on January 1st. Shooting at 800 ISO has proved the only way to get anything useable. The tertiary feather sticking up flapped around for several days.

1DMKII, 100-400 @ 190, 1/640 @ 6.3, ISO 800, manual Exposure, handheld. Cropped and a couple of grass stems cloned.

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Eleanor Kee Wellman, eleanorkeewellman.com, Blog at: keewellman.wordpress.com

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by KK Hui on Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:50 am
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Awesome shot, Eleanor! :roll: :lol: :roll:
Would suggest to go a little darker and those intense eyes would just glow ...
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by Ofer Levy on Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:02 am
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Awesome shot Eleanor!! :shock: I am not sure if I should suggest that but I would get rid of the feather in the right wing... :wink:
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by LHays on Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:31 am
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Eleanor
They may be fast but you sure did good with this one. ISO worked well here. Here's hoping that you get one sunny day....soon. I know how you feel!!
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by Ed Miller on Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:21 am
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Nice one Eleanor. Gotta love those eyes.
Congrats.
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by Jim Zipp on Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:14 am
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Nice catch Eleanor! I know how fast these guys are!
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by Dan Wolin on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:05 am
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Looks great to me Eleanor - very nice catch.
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by D. Robert Franz on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:10 am
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by Vince Thomas on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:10 am
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Love it Eleanor... glad you didn't clone out the stuck feather. congrats! :shock: 8)
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by Mike Wilson on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:51 am
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This is excellent. I like the light bouncing underneath the bird and making it stand out from the bg. Love those intense eyes.
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by Nick Dunlop on Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:38 pm
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Very nice catch! especially in difficult light.
 

by Cindy Marple on Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:40 pm
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Very nice! I like the head on approach and your crop.
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by Bob Wright on Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:50 pm
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Eleanor,

Wow!! this is a fantastic flight shot. I really love the eyes.

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:21 pm
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by Paul Skoczylas on Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:58 pm
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Very Nice!

I would have done just about anything for a 1D2 and a fast-focussing zoom this weekend. Those NHOs were incredibly fast!

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by Kim Steininger on Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:57 pm
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Great catch! Awesome shot Eleanor!!! :D
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by Michael Dossett on Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:48 pm
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Those yellow eyes are wonderful. They just glow and really make the bird jump out. I might clone out the feather for web use. Great shot Eleanor.
 

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