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Great Horned Owl
We knew where this guy was, so we packed up the camera gear, tripod, light stands, lights, Radio controls and did a 2.5 mile hike (each way) in 8 inches of snow to get to where he was roosting.
A three second burst of images and it was all over….
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Canon 1d Mark IV / Canon 500mm f4 / Pocket wizard TT5, TT1 / Canon 580 EXII
Cheeeeeese!
Wow, just wow!
Having fun with my Canon 60D, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 15-85mm 3.5-5.6, and my new pride and joy; the Sigma 35mm 1.4!
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I would literally die for that image! I've been looking for a great Horned owl to image since forever. Great image...
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Wonderful photo. You used your three seconds extremely well.
Zafar
Nikon D300s, Nikkor 50 mm F1.4 G, Nikkor 18 - 300 mm F3.5-5.6, Nikon SB 900
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Far Too Snap Happy
A long way to walk for just three seconds, but so so worth it. A beautiful shot, TFS.
LISA
Canon EOS 600D, 50mm, 18-55mm & 55-250 mm kit lens for the flash stuff.
Olympus Tough 8010, waterproof, shockproof compact P&S - great for the kids.
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Super cool picture, I feel I need to duck out of the way to let it past! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks all -
It was pretty neat - owls are silent flyers - barely even heard himm fly over my head. Big Bird!
One mistake I made on the initial post - I used a 70-200 f2.8 IS! Probably on about 180mm..
Lovable Contrarian
Dammit! Will you people stop posting pics of owls?! It's really annoying!
What was the lighting setup? 2 strobes @ 45* either side on TTL (w/ maybe a little -EC)? It's about the only thing I can think to do for such an "iffy" situation. I can't imagine you actually had even a full 3sec.
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Brilliant!! I would love to someday get a shot like this but I am still waiting to "see" an owl in the wild let alone attempt to photograph it.
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