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Distracted

Close up portrait of a Tawny Owl native to the UK.

Close up portrait of a Tawny Owl native to the UK.
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Jul, 2014

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Peer Award

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All Star

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Superior Skill

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Magnificent Capture

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Outstanding Creativity

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Great Find

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One Of A Kind

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This picture is very beautiful :)

Thank you so much Sarah. Very kind of you.

Excellent!

Thank you very much Valerie.

Ultimate

Congrats on the feature. What a wonderful picture.

Delighted to hear your thoughts, thank you so much.

This image has a really nice photo-journalistic feel to it. Well done.

Very kind of you to say so. Thank you

stunning!

Many many thanks.

Beautiful capture.Congrats!

Thank you Iceman. Makes me smile to see it there on the home screen!!

Great shot. Congratulations on being Featured.

Many thanks Alan. Was a spectacular surprise to see this notification this morning.

very adorable!

Many thanks for taking the to comment. Wonderful to hear your thoughts.

Premium

Great shot !

Thank you very much!!

love the detail in the feathers. great shot

Appreciate the comment. Thank you so much Andrew.

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Very nice detail. Congrats on the feature.

Evening Bruz, many thanks sir!!

I love how you have captured the inner beauty - well done!

Thank you so much!

He/she is so cute! :)

I believe Fudge was a boy, pleased you like it.

Amazing Image Congrats!

Thank you very very much for commenting

Lovely shallow depth of field mate.
Congrats on getting featured. Love the photograph.

Was delighted with the results when I got back home, thanks you very much for the kind words.

Wow! Such detail! Congrats on your feature!

Most kind of you, thank you so much.

What a gorgeous owl. Amazing detail on the feathers.

delighted you like it Snapdragon, thank you very much.

delicious details

Thank you Bela.

Captured its beauty, perfectly

love the close-up

Thank you so much

What a beautiful shot! The detail is striking and the shallow depth of field really makes the shot for me. Stunning!

Thank you very much.

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Wow! So beautiful! Love the clarity of this close up shot. Outstanding work! :-) Congrats on the award. So well deserved! :-)

Love this shot Rory! Awesome capture and post!

thank you Andrew

Fab! Great focus!

Pleased you like it John-Paul. Thank you.

I love owls! Thanks for sharing this amazing photo!!

Thank you very much, Im pleased you like it.

Wow, that is amazing, superb details.

Oh how cute! I love it.

Superb image.

Stunning! May I ask what lens you used?

Wow. Amazing!

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Absolutely outstanding. Thank you for sharing this phototure.

Nicely done!

Beautiful detail! Keep up the good work!

Eyes are the windows to the world! Beautiful capture

Very nice perspective. Well done !!!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken at an owl demonstration at Muncaster Castle in Cumbria. They are home to so many different species of owls and other birds.

Time

The shot was taken roughly around mid-day.

Lighting

Well, the shot was taken between frequent showers so the natural light of an overcast day really brought out the soft colours of the feathers. No extra lighting required.

Equipment

The camera used is a Canon 5d Mkiii with the standard Canon 50mm f1.8 to create some lovely soft focus around the edges but retaining the sharp focus on the owl’s eyes.

Inspiration

I’ve always had a keen interest with all types of bird of prey. However my budget would never allow me to extend into the costly telephoto or zoom lens to enable me to capture these stunning birds in their natural habitat. So we were more than delighted when we came across this place that showed us these stunning birds at set times and allowed us to be so up close. This allowed me to achieve some similar resemblance to a bird in the wild.

Editing

Just some subtle refinements to contrast and colour. Nothing over the top, just simple touch ups on Adobe Elements.

In my camera bag

Canon 5D Mkiii Canon 24-105 f4 L-series lens Canon 50mm f1.8 lens Canon 75-300 f4-5.6 lens Selection from the Lee Filter System.

Feedback

It’s just important to have fun with photography. Patience plays a big role but the enjoyment of taking a picture you know that “just works” is rewarding in itself. After looking at the end result through post processing gives you such a great sensation of self satisfaction.

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Distracted

Close up portrait of a Tawny Owl native to the UK.

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