A mouthy Owl

Posted by biologist on Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:12 pm

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Photo posted by Eric A. Rosen on 08/11/05 at 5:03 pm EST
Place: Gilbert, AZ, USA
Date: July 2005
Equipment: Nikon D2X, Nikkor AF 300/4.0 & Kenko 1.4X, tripod
ISO 400, aperture priority matrix metered, 1/60 @ F/7.1
Minor crop

THought this might be a different image of a Owl since I have not usually seen the Burrowing Owls with their mouth open.. Looks like he or she is startled...

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:32 pm

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Nice shot. A bit tight on top and a tad soft.

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by Darryl Morgan on Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:35 pm

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Alan you failed to pick up on the JPEG compression artifacts aswell that are noticeable around the feathers/whiskers around the right eye

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by KK Hui on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:17 pm

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A nice and interesting shot!

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by LHays on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:19 pm

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I like the look that he's giving you. The nits have been covered. Since this is a minor crop, it would be worth it to rework it in PS.

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by biologist on Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:40 pm

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yes this is my fault on the image since it was already Jpged but too large so i just resized the jpg smaller ad it then added the artifact... Have to fix it again and redo...

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by AForns on Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:27 pm

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Eric the bird's position is very good and the open mouth a big plus !!! You can post again as a reply and leave the original for comparison !!!

If you have some extra room would be nice particularly top and try taming the highlights around the head !!! Excellent image and worth working on !!!!

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by whf4 on Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:55 pm

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I agree well worth working on.

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by Mike Wilson on Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:00 am

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I like the yawn and the wide eyes. A little soft though.

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by Christopher Dodds on Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:35 pm

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Too cool.

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