I finally crossed photographing a Great Horned Owl nesting in a Saguaro off my bucket list. As a bonus, the female was nice enough to spend blue hour on top of a nearby cactus!
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S lens600mmf/5.61/250s1000 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S lens840mmf/8.01/1000s640 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S Z TC-2.0x lens1680mmf/13.01/250s450 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S Z TC-2.0x lens1200mmf/13.01/250s560 ISO0.0 EV
Tidbit: owls eyes are quite large and deep for their body/head size. In some ways, their eyes are akin to grape tomatoes. The structures that support/hold their eyes within the skull are such that they can't move their eyes within the socket like humans do....
...which is why many owls have to turn their heads to look at or study things in particular!
Tidbit: owls eyes are quite large and deep for their body/head size. In some ways, their eyes are akin to grape tomatoes. The structures that support/hold their eyes within the skull are such that they can't move their eyes within the socket like humans do....
...which is why many owls have to turn their heads to look at or study things in particular!
You gotta give up something, to get something!
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sonamair wrote:
Absolutely stunning!!!
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Great set of images. I can never figure out how they're able to stand on those prickly plants.
Gary
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OwlsEyes wrote:
Fantastic light on these...
Such a nice image set!
bruce
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Karl Witt wrote:
These are great and such unique settings to see for me! Love the color and comp of the first one Great light and really great images.
Karl
Great light and really great images.