The owl
Mar, 2015Views
799
Likes
Awards
Fall Award 2020
Top Choice
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
Outstanding Creativity
Absolute Masterpiece
Superior Skill
Peer Award
Top Ranks
Top 20 rankTop 20 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 30 rank
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken in "Fort Bourtange", a star-shaped Fort centered in the small Dutch village Bourtange. During a autumn-fair there was a lady who had brought her precious birds and this was one of them.Time
The photo was taken early in the afternoon. When we arrived at the fair there was a lot of sunlight but as we walked further the clouds came and the light changed.Lighting
As seen on the photo it was a bright cloudy day, it wasnt grey but it wasnt sunny either.Equipment
For this photo I used my Olympus Stylus compact camera, no other equipment was used.Inspiration
I always wanted to take a photo of an owl, I simply love owls! I even have a big tattoo of an owl on my arm and when we we're walking on this fair I was aiming to shoot some nice photo's of the fair and didn't expect to find something amazing like an actual owl.Editing
This photo didn't need a lot of post-processing but I did take it to Lightroom and made it a little bit more sharp and cropped the photo slightly as the owl is sitting with it's feet on fake grass which I didn't like on the photo.In my camera bag
When going out to this fair I took my Olympus Stylus and that would be it, but nowadays I get my new camera Olympus PEN e-pl5, my 40-150mm lens and a tripod! Then I know for sure nothing can go wrong.Feedback
I was patient as I didn't expect to see this pretty bird. When we arrived I just stood still and waited till the owl moved it's face. As it kept moving I took several shots and found this one the perfect shot.
