Woo-hoo! The Great Gray Owl

Posted by MikeBinOK on Tue May 04, 2004 12:29 pm

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I'm not a birder, and I don't have the skills to locate this guy on my own. But last Fall, I went with the McDonalds on a workshop in Yellowstone National Park, and they were able to guide our group to this beauty. The shadows were heavy enough that I couldn't get my shutter speed as low as I'd like, but I still think that amazing wing looks impressive, even if I couldn't freeze it.

EOS 10D
300/2.8 lens with 2x converter
1/20th second @f/5.6
ISO 400
tripod mount

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by Alan Murphy on Tue May 04, 2004 12:37 pm

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Mike, the wingspread is fantastic. You did well given the low light. I might try some more sharpening.

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by Campbell on Tue May 04, 2004 1:01 pm

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Nice catch.

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by AForns on Tue May 04, 2004 7:46 pm

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Agree.... very nice capture!!!! Congratulations

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by Jill on Tue May 04, 2004 9:16 pm

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Mike, What a magnificent wingspread!!! Sure looks sharp to me!! My one nit is a blue color cast. Perhaps my monitor is the culprit. :roll:

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by chriscove on Tue May 04, 2004 10:23 pm

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Amazing wing spread. Great capture!

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by Mike Wilson on Wed May 05, 2004 2:22 am

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What a cool wing stretch! I'm surprised its as sharp as it is at 600mm plus the digital field-of-view factor at 1/20th sec. The shadow has given the bird a blue cast.

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by Chris Fagyal on Thu May 06, 2004 10:26 pm

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Great Greys are probably one of my favorite, if not my absolute favorite North American bird...I can't wait to go shoot them again next winter. Nice shot given the low light conditions (prevalent with shooting these guys)

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