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adolescent Owl spreads his wings

adolescent Owl spreads his wings
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cameraCanon EOS 70D

settings Aperture f/9.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 

upload_dateJul, 2014

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donanzinger PRO
 
donanzinger August 09, 2014
Terrific image!
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies October 03, 2014
Thank you appreciated
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper September 25, 2014
congratulations. that is an outstanding shot.
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon September 25, 2014
Superb photograph, congratulations on your feature
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta September 25, 2014
Great well-timed capture. Congratulations on being Featured.
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies October 04, 2014
thank you Alan
lindamariarose
 
lindamariarose September 25, 2014
wonderful
jackie007
 
jackie007 September 25, 2014
Great shot
jackie007
 
jackie007 September 25, 2014
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johnmdavies PRO
 
johnmdavies September 25, 2014
Thankyou for you comments appreciated
gunners42 PRO+
 
gunners42 September 25, 2014
Excellent Capture, Congrats! - love Owl's.
WileKyK
 
WileKyK September 25, 2014
What a great capture! Congratulations on your Feature!
iceman2
 
iceman2 September 25, 2014
Wonderful capture.Congrats!
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz September 25, 2014
Very nice clean capture! Congrats!!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi September 25, 2014
stunning capture !
iamtherie PRO+
 
iamtherie September 25, 2014
Nice shot of the baby owl
sarahmckenzie
 
sarahmckenzie September 25, 2014
amazing picture!
fadecountier
 
fadecountier September 25, 2014
It looks so mesmerized!
rexnet
 
rexnet September 25, 2014
AMAZING LOVE THIS
Bonnie_D
 
Bonnie_D September 25, 2014
wonderful shot
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan September 25, 2014
Awesome capture. Congrats on the feature.
BlazeIrish
 
BlazeIrish September 25, 2014
This is just awesome! Congratulations.
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 September 25, 2014
She is so darn cute. I want one for a pet.
glennhart
 
glennhart September 25, 2014
Awwww!! To cute and fluffy :)
DonnaHoffmanPhotography
 
DonnaHoffmanPhotography September 25, 2014
This is just darling!
vojce
 
vojce September 26, 2014
fantastic
vojce
 
vojce September 26, 2014
fantastic
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 September 26, 2014
Aww sweet shot - congrats on being featured!
Bruz Platinum
 
Bruz September 26, 2014
Awesome shot. Congrats on the feature.
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 September 26, 2014
what a fantastic shot..Congrats! ")
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marnadeckerbenion September 27, 2014
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marnadeckerbenion
 
marnadeckerbenion September 27, 2014
Beautiful!
CarolThrasher
 
CarolThrasher September 29, 2014
Congratulations! Awesome photo!
LukaSljivic
 
LukaSljivic September 30, 2014
This is just breathtaking...
Images_By_Carlie
 
Images_By_Carlie October 08, 2014
wow!
betsybarrett
 
betsybarrett October 08, 2014
Nice Shot!!!!
JoseV
 
JoseV October 11, 2014
Nicely done.
Achaicus
 
Achaicus October 15, 2014
It is a captivating image, but the more I look at it the more I doubt that this is a Barn Owl. It could be, but I've not seen one with that much barring on the wings.
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies October 15, 2014
You're right could be a Tawny Owl
njkerosky Ultimate
 
njkerosky November 02, 2014
Amazing capture!!! One of a kind... Congrats!
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies November 02, 2014
Thank you
wayneaspley
 
wayneaspley November 09, 2014
Fragile, beautifully captured!
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies November 09, 2014
Thank you Wayne
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake December 14, 2014
Fabulous shot ! Congrats on the feature !
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies December 14, 2014
Thank you for your comments ;-)
terridanskin
 
terridanskin December 21, 2014
Great capture
cbetts
 
cbetts January 02, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
cbetts
 
cbetts January 02, 2015
This is great, I love it. He doesn't look real, I want one. Great capture. Carrol
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies January 02, 2015
Thank you Carol i might keep you awake at night but its a lovely sound ;-)
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies January 02, 2015
Thank you Carol i might keep you awake at night but its a lovely sound ;-)
kathleenweetman Platinum
 
kathleenweetman January 07, 2015
My daily dose of Owl..Thanks..k
Nansee
 
Nansee February 19, 2015
wow factor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TonyPillariPhotography
 
TonyPillariPhotography March 14, 2015
Beautiful shot!
Tiggs501
 
Tiggs501 June 29, 2015
Fantastic shot :)
labels_30
 
labels_30 January 23, 2016
Absolutely adorable, very cute
dramer
 
dramer January 27, 2016
Thats an amazing shot....i never seem to get those kodak moments.
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots January 28, 2016
Great shot! Congrats.
HaliSowle
 
HaliSowle May 24, 2016
So Adorable!! Congratulations on being a finalist!
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies May 25, 2016
Thank you very much
CarpeDeeM
 
CarpeDeeM January 19, 2018
Just adorable and your caption is perfect.
irinabenedek
 
irinabenedek February 12, 2018
such a cutie ???? and of course it’s a great shot ????
RamyDelariarte
 
RamyDelariarte May 23, 2018
Perfect timing
lorilynnolson
 
lorilynnolson May 24, 2018
Hahaha. That face tho! Great shot
justkim1106 PRO+
 
justkim1106 September 30, 2018
Adorable little guy and beautiful photograph.
Nbuhler2
 
Nbuhler2 February 15, 2019
Adorable!
Happy_Hippy
 
Happy_Hippy December 11, 2019
Amazing shot
ConnieEtter Platinum
 
ConnieEtter February 21, 2020
LOVE
sabrinajoseph
 
sabrinajoseph May 09, 2020
wonderful image
susieboard
 
susieboard November 07, 2020
i love owls...what a gorgeous shot!
johnmdavies PRO
johnmdavies November 07, 2020
Thankyou

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Behind The Lens

Location
Wow I Won Blimey well the photo was taken at my local bird of prey sanctuary in Ringwood run by a very dedicated family who offer up days to raise money for their care for amateur Photographers like myself - and as you have to marvel at these birds in their size and strength I took the opportunity to get up close and personal. I had tried so long to get a picture of our resident owl in the forest behind my house to no avail
Time
this was during the day but in a barn under studio conditions and as you can see this is a baby owl which had been reared in the sanctuary haven been found abandoned
Lighting
The studio lighting used was of Led nature so as not to stress the birds
Equipment
I used my Canon 70D for these shoots and a 100 -400mm zoom on a monopod as the canon zoom can become very heavy after a while, unfortunately the 70D is not Canons best for reliability and failed after only 9 months with a auto focus issue which Canon would not repair hence, why I now use the more superior 6D
Inspiration
Owls in general they are so stunning to watch in flight with their seductive big eyes you cant help but be mesmerized dare I say they are like a seductive female assassin cute and deadly to their prey
Editing
no completely as shot
In my camera bag
Canon 6 and 5D's 100- 400mm zoom 24-105 zoom and 17 - 24 wide angle
Feedback
certainly be inspired by these images but don't let it end there look around locally for opportunities like this they are not only educational but to gaze on these birds close up you end up forty percent of the time just marvelling at their build and stature highly addictive. take your camera's off of auto everything and discover the camera's full potential

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