Burrowing Owl


Posted by Jerry Merrell on Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:12 am

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Burrowing Owl, Lake County, Florida

D1x, 600f4, 1.4x, 1/640, f5.6, slight crop.

This shot was supposed to be so easy. "Just drive a little more than an hour north of here to my ranch and you will find a dozen of these little gopher owls!" Well, after 3 trips I came away with just two frames of burrowing owls. Next time I will just drive to Cape Coral.

This image was taken late yesterday afternoon. These birds would bob up out of their holes and dissappear as soon as I was discovered. To get this shot I layed quietly behind my camera which was balanced on a bean bag on the ground. This owl emerged about 10 minutes before sunset and promptly flew away. I thought about cropping the foreground but felt that made the image unbalanced. Comments and critiques are appreciated.
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by Neil Fitzgerald on Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:08 am
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Doesn't need a crop IMO. It's a great shot. It might benefit from a little more sharpening.
 

by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:30 am
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Lovely light and overall color. I would crop some of the FG
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by DC on Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:32 am
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Gorgeous bird, big yellow eyes...love 'em :)

It could stand a little off the bottom and right side, but I like it as is.
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:37 am
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Nice shot in sweet light. Another vote for a bit off the FG but nice as is. :)
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by Laura Stiefel on Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:12 am
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Just beautiful! I just love the way the eyes of this little owl glow.
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by Bill Whala on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:13 am
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The crop and composition look fine to me as is . I love the warm light. Very nice. :D
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by Alan Melle on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:31 am
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The eyes have it! Nice shot! This one would also work with a crop of either the top or the bottom, although it's fine as is.
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:44 am
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Fantastic eyes on this one - awesome light too!!!
 

by Safariguy on Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:41 am
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Great eyes and sweet light. I would take just a bit off of the FG OOF stuff...maybe from just above your copyright notice... no big deal though...

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by Jerry Merrell on Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:10 pm
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Thanks for the comments. In the repost I cropped about half the OOF FG and also from the right. Also added a tad more USM.
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by Alan Murphy on Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:21 pm
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Wonderful shot in very nice light.
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