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Young saw whet owlets ready to fledge
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Contest Finalist in Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 2
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laurenkaymyers
September 25, 2015
This is SO darn cute. I love owls and I love this photo. My favorite owl is the Saw Whet Owl and I love seeing the babies.
michaeltillman
October 07, 2015
When a shot comes like that, you got to get it. You have a nice one my friend. Great shot.
nandicmb
October 08, 2015
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in It is A Wild World Photo Contest!!
nicoleboxberger
October 23, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
jlappen
April 01, 2017
This is so very cool. I want to keep staring at it. Surely will bring a smile to your face!
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Location
This photo was taken just a few miles west of Elk Island National Park west of Edmonton AlbertaTime
It was taken in the early evening in late spring.Lighting
It was all natural lighting in a heavily wooded area just after a short rain storm.Equipment
This photo was taken with a Nikon D90 camera and VR 70-200 mm f2.8 handheld.Inspiration
My inspiration for this photo is my love of nature and wildlife. I along with a few other photographers were invited to watch a banding session with these adorable little owlets. An experience I was not about to pass up on as they were getting close to leaving the nest. The bander went back to check on them a couple of days later and they had left the area. A couple years later one of these owlets raised two young of it own in a nest about 3 kilometers from where it was raised.Editing
The only post processing with this shot was a RAW to Jpeg conversion using Capture NX2 and some cropping. I like to leave my photos as close to straight out of the camera as possibleIn my camera bag
My gear now consists of D600 and the D90 mentioned above is my backup camera. For lenses I usually carry the following Nikon lenses 50 mm f1.4, 85mm f1.8, 24-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8. For flashes I have 2 Nikon SB800's. My tripod and monopod are both Manfroto's. I have a Neutral Density and a Circular polarizer filter that are normally in my bag along with various other accessories as well.Feedback
My advise to others trying to capture animals or birds in the wild is to have patience, lots of patience. Do no rush up to the animal as it will either frightened them away or stress them out very badly. Shoot from as far back as your lens will allow you also to not stress the birds (as in this case that were not quite ready to fly.) Remember they are wild animals and there are risks and hazards that go along with that. Adult owls or raptors in general will dive bomb you if they feel you are a danger to their young so hats are a necessity around them.