Found this owl during our Christmas Bird count on 19th of dec. Unfortunately I did not have my camera. Couldn't locate it again inspite of exploring the area several times until today.

#1 ISO 200

#2 ISO 3200

#3 ISO 5000

Cool imge, can you say sharp?

#1 stands out due to the lovely background and intense gaze - way to go!!!!
Susan

Wow, these are stunning!

Ken

Great shots, especially number 1! Nikon ought to abondon that boring motorcycle ad and buy this shot for advertising the D3!
Bert

Amazing really. I like the first one the best.

What big eyes you have!! Great detail in #1. You can even see the feather serrations around the primary feathers that help the owls reduce turbulance making them silent and successful birds of prey. Nice catch.

Very nice shots. What a beautiful little owl.
Jon

Beautiful little owl, beautiful captures

Beautiful shots. I like them all particularly the first one.
Socrate

Love that first shot. Persistence paid off.

B Benson wrote:
Cool imge, can you say sharp?

Thanks

suemcc wrote:
#1 stands out due to the lovely background and intense gaze - way to go!!!!
Susan

Thanks Susan. These owls are usually hidden among the cedar branches. I was lucky to get a less cluttered background.

Mr Zoom wrote:
Wow, these are stunning!

Ken

Thanks Ken.
I have to go buy the NG and read the article. Congradulations.

katzung1 wrote:
Great shots, especially number 1! Nikon ought to abondon that boring motorcycle ad and buy this shot for advertising the D3!
Bert


Thanks Burt

I was quite suprised to see the iso 5000 shot when I came home.I had the camera set up for high ISO noise reduction to normal. In the nikon software I set the NR to none during PP. That brought lots of details without too much additional noise.

mark fadely wrote:
Amazing really. I like the first one the best.


Thanks Mark.
Harsha

Jason Ambler wrote:
What big eyes you have!! Great detail in #1. You can even see the feather serrations around the primary feathers that help the owls reduce turbulance making them silent and successful birds of prey. Nice catch.

Thanks Jason.

Jfarmer wrote:
Very nice shots. What a beautiful little owl.
Jon

Thanks Jon
They are very cute indeed.

MaggieBee wrote:
Beautiful little owl, beautiful captures

Thanks Maggie.

Shasoc wrote:
Beautiful shots. I like them all particularly the first one.
Socrate

Thanks Socrate

shelleyc wrote:
Love that first shot. Persistence paid off.

Thanks Shelly.

Cool looking owl, nice captures, composition and exposure are spot on, congratulations, nice find

Steve

Wow, beautiful shots. I agree that the first one is the best - just amazing. Steve W