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Mini#28 Best of 2014
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1st - dogma02: female Snowy Owl
2nd - aoc46: Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
3rd - Herkules: Sunset at Pyhäjärvi
4th - NEAT: That morning
5th - andzwe: Peeking through the bushes
6th - Lo: Tranquility
7th - mbbin2: Angry Bird
8th - Edward: Light The Way
9th - A.N.Other: Eye'll bee seeing you
10th - kerszkavet: View Through the Window
11th - RolandB: Annie at the Window
12th - Amberbug: This Way Up
13th - SteveBee: Three Palms
14th - leanneqld: The Tavern
15th - elliott: chasing miss geico
15th - RobertLavker: Moon Over Chicago
17th - LaRee: Blue
17th - johncomyn: Snowy Owl
19th - dk: a topsy-turvy world
20th - babysister: Path to the beach
21st - bienvenueici: Sing your heart on !
22nd - wrosenthal: Under Cover
23rd - Jade O.: Road Hogs
24th - glaeken: Sine Wave
25th - rabaak: Golden Gate Bridge
26th - ysal: Western Tiger Swallowtail
27th - Mepo: Power you can touch
28th - Old Finn:
28th - BarbroS: Ancient carob tree
30th - mrsawyer: Admiring the Festive Lights
31st - forkcandles : a good scratch before the next catch
32nd - Joanna: Hope rises through the Darkness
33rd - Elyod: Nostalgia
34th - f_otto: Hats
34th - minzaw: Fraser Hill Clouds
36th - Zhaark: Swan
36th - QueenEsther: Growing through a leaf
38th - davep56: Stewartby lake
38th - furleo: What chu looking at!!!!!!
38th - cookiejar: Leaf Fall
Snowy Owl
©2014 johncomyn
NIKON D7000
17th
place,
67
points
1/250s
,
f5.6
,
ISO 400
,
450mm
,
Normal Program
,
Pattern
,
no flash
Post-Processing:
Crop
Curves for more contrast.
USM
Extra Info:
I was very lucky to get this shot, the owl sat on a
electricity pole for about 2 hours. I got some shots
of him on the pole, but with a grey sky behind not
very interesting.
When he flew down onto a field I started my pursuit. I
could not get very close and as you can see he kept a
good eye on me. I got many shots, some in flight but
they turned out quite blurry, should of used a higher
iso.
This is the best I got with a 30% crop. I have printed and
makes a good 16x12 inch print.
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SteveBee
Jan 12, 2015
Very underrated I think. Maybe a slightly tighter crop would have made the owl more impressive to other voters, but you had mine.
Jade O.
Jan 12, 2015
The votes under appreciated the quality here.
ysal
Jan 12, 2015
This was one of my top 3! I think its gorgeous.
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mrsawyer
Jan 12, 2015
This birds camouflage is not working! In my favs.
Lo
Jan 12, 2015
It's unusual to see an owl on the ground like this - well done to capture this photo.
cookiejar
Jan 12, 2015
What a lovely background! I can see why you liked this shot so much. The bird looking straight at the camera works very well.
aoc46
Jan 11, 2015
Very nice portrait of the bird, contrasted against the warmer colors of the field.
kerszkavet
Jan 11, 2015
incredible shot - love the simple colour range which emphasises that amazing subject.
A.N.Other
Jan 11, 2015
Great capture. Your patience certainly paid off. GL.
elliott
Jan 10, 2015
can't escape the captivating stare. great shot.
Edited on Jan 10, 2015
dogma02
Jan 10, 2015
I know how difficult it can be to get a good shot of owls, you did really well. I love the overall feel of the photo, and the motion in the blurred background.
forkcandles
Jan 10, 2015
good shot of the owl.
I would have cropped around the brown area behind the owl the rest is just filler
hopefully the 16x12 is on a wall
SteveBee
Jan 10, 2015
Very striking against the brown background. Well worth the effort to capture this shot of such an incredibly beautiful bird.
RolandB
Jan 10, 2015
Love the shot and the story behind it. The pursuit is always such fun! Good luck.
Jade O.
Jan 9, 2015
Really an excellent capture with a composition you could not plan so it is even more amazing to see what you've achieved here. Technically, this is very well done.
ysal
Jan 9, 2015
Great shot! He pops in the image against the pretty yellow background. Love the way he is looking right at you. Fantastic!!!
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