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Tawny Owl

DSC-H3

Aperture f/4.4 ISO 400 Shutter 10/1000

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great dof! congrats on the feature!

Congrats on your feature photo!

Beautiful. Congrats on your feature :)

What an adorable owl! Excellent capture!

Great shot! Congrats on the feature!

Very nice. Congrats on the feature.

great shot!!

He looks so inquisitive about something. Very cool capture...congrats!

congrats. nice owl shot

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Beautiful! Longratulations on your Feature

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Awesome capture! Congratulations on your Feature photo!

Congrat on your feature photo. Wonderful bird.

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congrats awesome shot

This is wonderful!!!

beautiful shot and great wintered effect!!

Cool shot, congratulations!

smart capture. :-}

awesome shot

So pretty!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, MO.

Time

This photo was taken just after mid-day, when the sun was just beginning to set.

Lighting

The lighting was continually shifting because of the branches casting moving shadows with the wind.

Equipment

SONY DSC-H3 No flash.

Inspiration

Tigger the tawny owl has always been one of my favorite residents at the World Bird Sanctuary. He has been there most of his life, as he was unreleasable. He is a bird who is used to educate children, and is also one of the first birds that new volunteers are allowed to handle because of his gentle and tolerant nature.

Editing

I usually do some post-editing in photoshop, but nothing too drastic. I usually correct some color-balance issues, and work with the levels in the photograph to best represent the subject.

In my camera bag

I always keep spare batteries (when you're photographing animals you never know how long it will take to get the shot!) as well as a sketchbook to help jot down ideas and compositions if the subject isn't cooperating at the moment.

Feedback

My advice is just to be patient, and take as many pictures as you reasonably can. With animals in particular, it is very rare for one to sit perfectly still, or move in the post that you really want right off the bat. You will have to be patient, and in some cases may even have to return to the site another day. But it always pays of in the end!

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