The Owl and the Mouse

Posted by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Dec 18, 2003 7:32 am

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Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Lake Placid, FL, on 22 Mar 2003

A forest parable.

Lighting by Cal Zadilla.
Mouse by Cal Zadilla.

Thanks for looking. Comments, critiques, and reposts are welcome.

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by AlexC on Thu Dec 18, 2003 7:39 am

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Composition by Mossberg !!!!

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by Cliff Beittel on Thu Dec 18, 2003 7:50 am

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Nice. I particularly like the OOF trees/branches on the left edge, and the mossy perch. There are two small light areas on the bottom edge I would clone out for printing.

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by ajhand on Thu Dec 18, 2003 7:56 am

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Nice job, guys! I have played with this concept using screech owls and I know how difficult it is to pull off. I would not have the nerve to frame this tightly for fear of clipped wings. You really raised the degree of difficulty here. Was this a touch-and-go capture or did the owl land on the log?

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:01 am

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Wonderful shot Sandy!! Superb detail and exposure.

You two are a great double act...

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by Harvey Edelman on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:15 am

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Great shot. I had to squint to see the mouse. Old eyes.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:32 am

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Sandy,

Amazing shot of a beautiful creature. Wonderful perch and background too. Very well done.

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by Michael Eckstein on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:36 am

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Great shot Sandy! Beautiful color and detail. Perfect exposure. Thanks for sharing.

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by fredcor on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:38 am

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Hi Sandy,

Excellent shot. I would like to know if this was a night exposure with flash or a daytime exposure with significant fill, enough to darken the background. Similar to your advice on the White-crowned Sparrow I posted.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:44 am

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Lat Correa wrote:Hi Sandy,

I would like to know if this was a night exposure with flash or a daytime exposure with significant fill, enough to darken the background. Similar to your advice on the White-crowned Sparrow I posted.

Lat, the forest was black as night but it was the middle of day. Alex set up the lighting that was triggered by my flash. This is more of a studio setup -not flash as main.

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by Alan Melle on Thu Dec 18, 2003 9:19 am

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Superb! Just a wonderful shot.

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Dec 18, 2003 9:21 am

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Neat shot Sandy. Love the raised wings.

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Dec 18, 2003 9:38 am

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Excellent shot!!!

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by Jill on Thu Dec 18, 2003 10:33 am

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Superb image, Sandy!!! Congrats to you and Cal on the execution of the unfortunate rodent!! Marvelous detail and light!!!

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by Bill Whala on Thu Dec 18, 2003 10:46 am

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Excellent in every way. The composition is awesome!!

Do you use light modification devices such as umbrellas or softboxes, or do you use straight flash?

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by David Jernigan on Thu Dec 18, 2003 10:47 am

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Love the pose!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Dec 18, 2003 11:23 am

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Bill Whala wrote:Do you use light modification devices such as umbrellas or softboxes, or do you use straight flash?

Bill, when I gave Alex the credit for lighting, I was serious. He set up two or three slave strobe units around the area that the mouse was released. What ratios he used, I am not certain. No umbrella was employed.

The entire operation was carried out as part of a nest count by a biologist (Mike McMillian) on a large ranch in central Florida. Alex was also the producer and director of the photographic aspect of the project.

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by Jim Zipp on Thu Dec 18, 2003 11:55 am