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Pygmy owl

Pygmy owl



cameraCanon EOS REBEL T2i

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 250/1 

upload_dateFeb, 2016

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32 Comments | Report
ImagesByLouisa
 
ImagesByLouisa March 25, 2016
Beautiful capture
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole March 30, 2016
Wonderful capture!!! ...and congrats on your award!!! : )
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots March 30, 2016
Awesome capture! Congrats.
lmcgriff Platinum
 
lmcgriff March 31, 2016
How can I express how much I love this. Just great photography.
KMHalaska PRO+
KMHalaska May 05, 2016
Thank you
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair March 31, 2016
Cute!
larserikfridolfsson
 
larserikfridolfsson March 31, 2016
Perfect photo ! Sharp and great composition ! Well done !
KMHalaska PRO+
KMHalaska May 05, 2016
Thank you
EdytaTywonek Platinum
 
EdytaTywonek March 31, 2016
great capture..
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake April 04, 2016
Fantastic image ~ congrats !
KMHalaska PRO+
KMHalaska May 05, 2016
Thank you
befana
 
befana April 13, 2016
Great great capture! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
carolyns
 
carolyns June 18, 2016
Gorgeous Katie! Love this photo and what a beautiful owl!
Debrus
 
Debrus June 28, 2016
gorgeous photo
gaildouglas_3506
 
gaildouglas_3506 June 28, 2016
Perfect!
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson July 21, 2016
Would have given this magnificent capture but hit wrong button. It is superb. Congratulations.
kathyallison
 
kathyallison August 13, 2016
Wow!
deannefortnam PRO+
 
deannefortnam September 02, 2016
Lovely portrait of this sweet little bird!
glynlucas
 
glynlucas September 02, 2016
The eyes have it, a beauty.
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq December 04, 2016
Gorgeous shot!
flik_u_up
 
flik_u_up December 23, 2016
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TYPE OF IMAGE.
KMHalaska PRO+
KMHalaska December 23, 2016
Wow thank you so much.
HaliSowle Platinum
 
HaliSowle February 17, 2017
So absolutely adorable. Great composition, lighting and detail
NatureLoverJJWal PRO+
 
NatureLoverJJWal April 08, 2017
OMG, what a wonderful find! Congratulations on your award!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose June 15, 2017
Great shot!
andrewpineda
 
andrewpineda July 01, 2017
Marvelous!
katrinkles
 
katrinkles September 01, 2017
Beautiful
angelabranson
 
angelabranson September 24, 2017
Perfection. Sharp detail in the subject, the background perfectly complements the subject. I love this image!
Cherry-Blossom
 
Cherry-Blossom February 06, 2018
Such a beautiful image.
Ibraheem_ALSinjlawi
 
Ibraheem_ALSinjlawi June 09, 2018
Nice one !
Nostroboy PRO+
 
Nostroboy October 09, 2018
What a beautiful capture !
smorelock
 
smorelock October 23, 2018
Gorgeous
keepclicking
 
keepclicking November 03, 2018
Awesome quality photo
svebar
 
svebar December 10, 2018
Judging look :))
kimayers Platinum
 
kimayers March 09, 2019
I could count every feather... amazing work!
Romea PRO
 
Romea September 24, 2022
I am very curious of the story of this special cute owl!

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Behind The Lens

Location
My backyard in Southeast Alaska
Time
Noonish
Lighting
Typical SE day, overcast with rain on the way
Equipment
My bruised and battered canon Rebel t2i did the job with my 55-250 kit lens.
Inspiration
As I came home from a hike with my kids I could feel eyes staring at us through the mudroom window. I glanced out and saw those beautiful yellow eyes and we all immediately headed back outside to check the owl out. Pygmys are bold owls so we stayed quiet and moved slowly until we were face to face with this stunning creature.
Editing
Just some clean edits and noise reduction on the background. The lens I used isn't ideal in the lighting conditions.
In my camera bag
The best camera is the one you have with you! No matter what I have I try to make it work for me it's more about the experiences than the photos. Luckily for me this is an experience I was able to share with my young kids and one they won't ever forget and bonus! I snapped a few nice photos of our feathered friend.
Feedback
Respect nature. The more you know going in the more you will get out of it

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