Just A Shot That I Like #25… Male Short-eared Owl in Flight

This is the male SEO that I had so much fun with at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.

 

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1/1000, f/5.6. ISO 800, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc 

I like the flight posture and the background formed by the sagebrush flats at bottom and the shaded Centennial Mountains up top.  As per usual I was fighting for light up there but despite that I still like the way this turned out.

Ron

7 Comments

  1. rachelle vance
    April 8, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    stunning photography! I enjoyed every shot and every bird! the clarity of that lens is beautiful 🙂

  2. Bob Zeller
    April 5, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    Should be THE light. I mis-typed. 🙂

  3. Bob Zeller
    April 5, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    I must be blind, but I don’t see anything wrong with light. Another awesome photo, Ron. I love it. 🙂

    • Ron Dudley
      April 5, 2012 at 8:47 pm

      Thanks Bob. I should have been more clear about the light problem. The issue was that it was so low because of cloud cover that I could only get 1/1000 shutter speed, even at ISO 800 and f/5.6. That shutter speed is marginal for these birds in flight and I don’t dare go higher than ISO 800 with my 7D because of excessive noise.

  4. mike shaw
    April 4, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    I like it too.

  5. Elephant's Child
    April 4, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Thank you. In a stolen moment this brought a smile to my face and awe/jealousy as well. That is one incredible bird and an incredible shot as well.

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