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birdied wrote:
Troy, I am a big fan of your shots. While this one is also very nice, please do read about the possible results of using flash on owls . As Randy stated this guy looks very scared .
Owls/ Flash
Thanks,
Birdie
Birdie, thank you.
Obviously during day-time when the retina is light adapted a brief photoflash may not even disrupt the state of retinal adaptation.
The image was created in the afternoon, nowhere near night time.
Only a series of shots were taken during a short period of time, so according to the the article, the owl had plenty of time to adjust as it was not taken at night time. Out of focus area was outer part of the nest, that tells you that it was in the direct light. The owl was not old enough to hunt on its own and still rely on the parents for food. I have been following this family for two weeks, the other two siblings fledged a few days before and my friend and I were making sure the survival of this youngster.
Like I said again, people made assumptions and no know nothing about how this images was made, how was long the flash light was used, they just jumped to conclusion based on what they think they know. I personally don't believe what I did was any worse than calling the bird or baiting like he great gray owl images that we have seen lately.
I never had the intention to harm the bird, I just wanted to capture an image that we normally don't see. I'm happy to tell you that this youngster joined the parents a week ago in Wednesday. We all witnessed it that evening.
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