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Posted by Jim Zipp on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:25 am

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Walking along the beach one early morning in search of snowy owls we spotted this guy flying fast along the dune toward us. As fast as I could I got my camera off my shoulder and jammed the tripod into the sand and got the bird in my viewfinder as best I could and fired off 9 frames on my 1V which lasted 1 second. When asked if I got that I said I honestly had no idea. When the slides came back I was thrilled to find that in 2 of the middle frames (which lasted all of .2 seconds the bird had turned it's head toward us! :shock: I had no idea that had happened. The dark background is storm clouds on the far horizon while the sun was rising over my shoulder.

EOS 1V, 600, 1.4 or 2X (can't remember which) Provia pushed one stop.
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by Jim Neely on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:45 am
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That was a quick reaction and it paid off nicely. This is a beautiful image.

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by Rob Palmer on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:47 am
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Man oh man, what a shot. The head turn really makes this shot and the background ain't bad either.
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by jfred on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:57 am
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Wonderful image and yet another reason to be organized and ready to take advantage of what opportunities may arise. The light is rich and the eyes really draw the viewer into the image.
 

by jnadler on Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:00 am
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Agee with all the praise! Only possible composition improvement would be the owl out of the center of the frame, via cropping.
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by fredcor on Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:24 am
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Excellent flight shot, well captured detail, very nice light & BG.

This is not a criticism; why is the centre circle brighter than the edges and the left side slightly brighter than the right?
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:15 am
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Jim, the thing I find frustrating about your photos, is that I can never find a nit to critque. This is a once in a lifetime shot. I'm in Awe.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:16 am
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Well done, Jim. A beautiful image.
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by Jim Zipp on Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:20 am
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Lat Correa wrote:Excellent flight shot, well captured detail, very nice light & BG.

This is not a criticism; why is the centre circle brighter than the edges and the left side slightly brighter than the right?
I can only figure that it is possible the different color and density of the clouds plus maybe a bit of vignetting with the long lens and converter. There is no unusual post processing done on the image so it's only a guess.
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by Safariguy on Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:30 am
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another inspirational shot..

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by Jack Frank on Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:31 am
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Love those Owls. Very nice capture
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by DC on Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:47 am
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Sweet capture Jim, very well captured. Congrats.
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by AlexC on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:31 pm
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Jim, Killer shot, I recall this shot from a while back!!
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by Bill Whala on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:47 pm
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Smokin' hot, Jim!! No nits from me. :D
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:56 pm
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Jim,

Great shot. The head turn toward you is perfect. I like the light on the bird against the dark background.
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by Juan A. Pons on Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:02 pm
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Wow, what an incredible image. I have been wanting to shoot these guys for a long time..... I have to make a bigger effort to do so now.
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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:20 pm
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An awesome shot!!! The eyes are excellent as is the background. I do see some slight banding in the background. A higher bit scan and using CS in 16 bit mote might resolve that.
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by Jim Urbach on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:10 pm
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Jim,

Great capture. Wish I could get something 1/2 as good.

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by Jim Neiger on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:15 pm
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Wow! This is awesome! I've never even seen a Snowy Owl.
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by Wayne Ellis on Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:19 pm
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Wonderful capture Jim.
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