Hovering Great Grey Owl plus close up crop

Posted by Jim Urbach on Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:43 am

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On the first day and on only one occasion while shooting this great grey did she rise up in her flight pattern and go into this hovering pose while viewing the mouse. This is the best of several images I took of her.

1D, 28-135IS at 135, ISO400, EV+1/3, f6.3, 1/640, full frame, no flash.

Comments and reposts welcome.

Jim

A cropped version for Alan

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by Bob Wright on Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:22 am

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Jim,

Very nice capture. This must be how the mouse feels as the owl hovers above him.

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:31 am

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A fantastic shot Jim. I'd also like to see a tighter crop as well, just to see the detail of this posture. Great stuff.

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by Bob Ettinger on Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:42 am

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Jim,

A great view and good capture.

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by Chris Kayler on Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:46 am

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Sweet shot Jim. Love the wide angle here again. I bet this would look awesome printed with those little snowflakes. Are you taking any telephoto shots too, or only using this lens?

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by Amy D on Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:53 am

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What a unique capture! It's definitely something different from your typical "owl sitting on a branch in a pine tree" pose. I like how it shows the predatory behavior in context with the obvious cold winter day. You were even able to compose with the owl entering the frame - no small feat I'm sure as it appears the owl was diving for YOU!
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by Jim Urbach on Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:23 am

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Chris,

For the most part I used the shorter lens and would be within 6-8 feet of the mouse since her flight path was so short. I did use the 400 f5.6 lens when she was using a longer flight path which was only when we initially found her on a given day. THereafter she would go to a post and wait for another mouse and if we'd move further away to get a longer flight path, she just move up a few posts closer to us. The one out of place feather was probalbly broken when she was banded some weeks ago. We never saw the band however did meet up with one of the birders who did the banding.

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by Paul Skoczylas on Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:27 am

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Beautiful! That wing position is incredible.

I didn't get any quite this nice. This one shot probably makes your whole trip up here worthwhile.

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by Steve Roman on Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:29 am

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Wow, what a dramatic shot. I like both the original and the repost but the repost certainly has more impact.

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by Jim Zipp on Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:48 am

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Great shot Jim!

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by Chris Kayler on Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:56 am

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So basically she follows you around so you have to use wide lenses. Lucky!!

Love the repost btw!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:46 pm

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An unbelievable shot, Jim. Eerie and ghostly. I greatly prefer the close crop.

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by cjw on Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:17 pm

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I love this shot! I like the cropped version best because I can see the details better. I don't see many birds up close like this and it's fascinating to see details - like how they hold their legs when they fly, the direction the eyes are looking, the couple of feathers out of whack, etc.

Great capture, Jim

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by Jim Neely on Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:21 pm

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Wonderful shot, Jim. I much prefer the cropped one.

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by NDCheryl on Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:00 pm

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WOW!! Great shot. I love the cropped version especially.

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by john on Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:29 pm

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Great shot. Love the wing position and look on the face.

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by ajhand on Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:40 pm

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Pretty darn nice! I like the tighter crop, it feels more threatening and shows more detail.

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:20 pm

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Both beautiful Jim, but the close up does it for me!

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by Georgina Salup on Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:36 pm

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With this image I could be satisfief for life! Gorgeous shot!

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by KK Hui on Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:45 pm

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It's that close!!!

I like the cropped version for maximum visual impact, Jim!

The wing position and the downward stare put this one over the top ...

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