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I have been photographing burrowing owls for several years. I am always amazed and impressed that these birds maintain eye contact a lot while being photographed. Case in point is this juvenile burrowing owl that just took off from that branch.

Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave any comment,
Joshua


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Late afternoon capture - the light started to get dim hence the large pupils

Nov 02, 2021 at 07:28 PM

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Wonderful capture Joshua!

Did you purposely reduce shutter speed to create the wing blur?

Early morning or late after?

Thanks for sharing,

Bryan

Nov 02, 2021 at 07:47 PM

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Bryan Crowe wrote:
Wonderful capture Joshua!

Did you purposely reduce shutter speed to create the wing blur?

Early morning or late after?

Thanks for sharing,

Bryan

Thank you very much, Bryan! That was captured in the late afternoon. Yes, it was deliberate. I programmed in the AEL button to capture at slow shutter speed but lower ISO while the regular AF back button would be at 1/4000 sec or so. I captured the landing of that guy using the regular AF back button but used the AEL button for the take off to get a little different look.

Nov 02, 2021 at 07:57 PM

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Excellent image and a very creative use of the functions available to you via your camera.

Nov 02, 2021 at 08:18 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Eye contact

Beautiful image. He looks like he’s sizing you up for dinner.

Nov 02, 2021 at 10:19 PM

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Wow! What a great capture!

Margaret

Nov 02, 2021 at 10:21 PM

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louie champan wrote:
Excellent image and a very creative use of the functions available to you via your camera.

Thank you very much, Louie! I setup that feature mostly to toggle between capturing in-flight images when I need high shutter speed and perched images when I prefer lower ISO settings.

BikemanRockfan wrote:
Beautiful image. He looks like he’s sizing you up for dinner.

Thank you very much, John! Haha, that’s true.

mspencer1 wrote:
Wow! What a great capture!

Margaret

I greatly appreciate your kind words, Margaret and I am glad you like that image.

Nov 02, 2021 at 10:41 PM

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Really a nicely done image. Cute little guy.

Nov 03, 2021 at 12:51 AM

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nice job on the owl Joshua

Nov 03, 2021 at 02:28 AM

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Love it!!!

Nov 03, 2021 at 06:06 AM

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A beauty, Joshua.

Nov 03, 2021 at 06:55 AM

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That's a wonderful shot, Joshua! Love it!!

Nov 03, 2021 at 08:09 AM

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Excellent creation as usual Joshua!

I'm assuming this was captured at the same location as usual? If so, very happy to see the location is still active. I hope to be able to join you in shooting again soon.

~Greg

Nov 03, 2021 at 09:58 AM

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Great capture Joshua ! Appears like it is going in for the kill.

Nov 03, 2021 at 10:41 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Eye contact

That's a beauty Joshua ! love the combination of the wing blur and sharp eyes
Gary

Nov 03, 2021 at 10:55 AM

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Fantastic shot Joshua !

Birdie

Nov 03, 2021 at 02:39 PM

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Superb shot my friend

Ronny

Nov 03, 2021 at 02:43 PM

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DivineFocus wrote:
Really a nicely done image. Cute little guy.

Thank you very much, Dan! And yes, that it is.

kmunroe wrote:
nice job on the owl Joshua

Thank you very much, Kenny!

amlsml wrote:
Love it!!!

Thank you very much, Andy!

psharvic wrote:
A beauty, Joshua.

I am glad you like that image and I appreciate your kind word, Vic!

Nov 03, 2021 at 05:01 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Eye contact

this is sweet Joshua

Morris

Nov 03, 2021 at 05:48 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Eye contact

just awesome, Joshua

Nov 03, 2021 at 08:31 PM

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