ARCHIVE 566 – LONG-EARED OWL
September 16, 2020 14 Comments
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Long-eared Owl, at the International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent, Gloucestershire; 2 July 2014.
As often happens with living things, I’m close in to the individual both by means of a telephoto and via cropping of the resulting image.
The eye – to me the really vital, vibrant and living focus of the shot – is in focus, while all of the surrounding patterns and textures are blurring into an “impression of the beast”.
Click onto the image to see a larger version in a separate window – certainly recommended.
Technique: D700 with 70-300 Nikkor lens at 250mm; 3200 ISO; Dfine 2; Color Efex Pro 4.
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About Adrian Lewis
I love it, Adrian, the warmth and textures, the direction of that eye…great stuff, as you might say yourself. 😉
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Love the way you keep calling me Adrain – very perceptive – and accurate too!!! Oh great stuff!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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🙂 Did I do that again?? It’s that left-hand ring finger – it’s slower and causes typos all the time. Usually spell-check catches it. You’re not a drain at all, quite the opposite! I will let you know if you ever are, though… 🙂
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful image! He has you in his sights 🙂
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Very glad you like this, M – thank you! 🙂
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Aye-aye, Sir, the eye!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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looks like s/he is overthinking some really heavy philosophical topics. Great pic, thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure, Sybille, glad you find this picture attractive. Adrian 🙂
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Wow. What a stunning owl. If I only focus on its eyes, I would think it is actually a lion. Well done, Adrian. Really stunning.
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Thank you, very glad you enjoy this picture! Adrian 🙂
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