shortear owl BIF's

dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
edited March 18, 2007 in Wildlife
Here are the shortear owl photos I got last sunday..I've never seen an owl in the wild in person so that was a thrill. There was 5 or 6 of them flying around together. This was at Bong state park.
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Hope you enjoy them...I was excited about it & these might be some of the best shots I've taken to date..........or the luckiest:D


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**If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
Dave
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    left one out...135264857-L.jpg
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  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Man oh man these are awesome! clap.gif What a gift to have seen this owl.
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Wow, nice series! Owls are just not a bird you run into very often and I have only seen one in flight once. Great shots!! thumb.gif
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Cinda wrote:
    Man oh man these are awesome! clap.gif What a gift to have seen this owl.

    thank you..it was cool!!!!!!!!!!!!
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Jaw-droppingly stunning! You are going to have to share your digital workflow with me. Those colors just pop! I envy you. I would love to see an owl in the wild.
    Stephen
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Excellent photos Dave! clap.gif That must have been a thrill!
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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Hey...These are Terrific!!!
    I remember my first OIF - it was a thrill indeed....

    Congratulations....Keith
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,009 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    now this is something clap.gif you can tell by all the owl shots you see posted :D or not posted rolleyes1.gif you did dam good thumb.gif I sometimes get a little to excited with this kind of a find and mess up but you did not bowdown.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    now this is something clap.gif you can tell by all the owl shots you see posted :D or not posted rolleyes1.gif you did dam good thumb.gif I sometimes get a little to excited with this kind of a find and mess up but you did not bowdown.gif

    Thank you Jeff. I was afraid that they would be blurry when I got them home. this was a pleasant surprise for me. ironically I did mess up the one shot I took of a shortear sitting in a tree.eek7.gif go figurene_nau.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Jaw-droppingly stunning! You are going to have to share your digital workflow with me. Those colors just pop! I envy you. I would love to see an owl in the wild.

    thanks Maestro. I think all I did is auto contrast, boost the saturation & sharpen some ,crop. Tried not to over sharpen ,I tend to do that .
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    traunerk wrote:
    I remember my first OIF - it was a thrill indeed....

    Congratulations....Keith

    thank you
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    These are super Dave thumb.gif Bigma earning it's keep again?
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Great series Dave, They're really something.

    Thanks for sharing,

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    killer captures ylsuper.gif

    you don't see this guys everyday, well I dont :cry
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  • Jim VictoryJim Victory Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Nice series!

    #5 is a killer!clap.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    These are super Dave thumb.gif Bigma earning it's keep again?
    thanks Al...yes the Bigma did alright:D
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    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Thank you Dick, Ben & Jim.. Who knows, this might be the only time I ever see them.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Absolutely wonderful shots.
    I would be excited to.
    Love owls. Very rarely see them
    Best Regards
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  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    WOW Lovely, I am so envious of you guys that can track moving Birds, I always seem to lose them when I try .
    and with all the big glass you need ,do you alll use tripods and monopods,? how do you have the freedom to Move, i always feel tied down on a monopod??????

    these are great shots.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Marvelous shots clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif I do think these are the best you've posted so far. thumb.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Nice series DB. thumb.gif
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  • sskoutassskoutas Registered Users Posts: 437 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Wicked series.... the eye contact on 5 is wonderful. These babies POP!
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    CookieS wrote:
    WOW Lovely, I am so envious of you guys that can track moving Birds, I always seem to lose them when I try .
    and with all the big glass you need ,do you alll use tripods and monopods,? how do you have the freedom to Move, i always feel tied down on a monopod??????

    these are great shots.

    thanks.... i did have my monopod, but these were hand held at shutterspeeds of 500,640,1250.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Marvelous shots clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif I do think these are the best you've posted so far. thumb.gif

    thank you Harry. I believe you are right.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2007
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Nice series DB. thumb.gif

    thank s for commenting Mike
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2007
    sskoutas wrote:
    Wicked series.... the eye contact on 5 is wonderful. These babies POP!
    thanks, I appreciate the comment.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • Albert DicksonAlbert Dickson Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2007
    They are all just awsome!
    But i gotta tell you, Number 4 knocks me out. Tripple wow! bowdown.gif
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2007
    Beautiful, Owls are such a great wise birds! Nice of you to bring them to us, thank you! bowdown.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2007
    Albert Dickson wrote:
    But i gotta tell you, Number 4 knocks me out. Tripple wow! bowdown.gif
    thanks Albert. I love your big game shots!
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    Dave
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Beautiful, Owls are such a great wise birds! Nice of you to bring them to us, thank you! bowdown.gif

    Thanks. I appreciate it.
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
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