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Published: 2007-05-18 02:43:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 4274; Favourites: 233; Downloads: 37
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Please view full sizeThis Eastern Screech-Owl has made a home in my neighbor's tree. I shot from the driveway, from the back of his pick-up, and on top of the toolbox on the pick-up. In the fading light, shutter speeds were slow with a 500mm lens. Some movement in the photo, but OK for the circumstances, I thought.
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Thank you, Elizabeth! Glad you like!
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Thanks for the comments and fave! I appreciate it!
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this is just beyond cute! love the composition and the jaunty angle he/she's poking out at 
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Your great pic is one of the finalists of my contest.
Good luck
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Very cute pic.
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What an adorable face! He looks a little annoyed and sleepy though, naturally.
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Thanks! I looks annoyed, but he was quite curious, lett me get muich closer than I thought he would.
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That's pretty cool. I love owls!
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the background makes me a little dizzy...but the hootie is so cuteeee and the look in his eyes... super mega cute
though it looks mad
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Priceless shot! That dangerous look in his eyes makes me crack up so much.
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Thanks so much for the comment and the fave!
(Sorry about the late reply....have been on the road!)
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Wow! Erica this is great! nice capture and the pose of this little one is awesome...
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Great capture! Definitely worth a bit of movement.
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How long did you have to wait before the owl emerged?
A very nice, funny photo!
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Great capture, still. Not to mention I think his (her?) expression is priceless.
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very nice. Camouflaged animals are among the hardest to capture. You've done a great job.
There are some motion artifacts and aliasing present in the out of focus areas in the bottom right and top left of frame. When the image is viewed in full, these could be a bit of a distraction. Easy way to remove is to use the blur tool (not the filters) in Photoshop to give it a smoother blur. Run it over both areas for a few seconds and it will have a great professional sheen.
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Hi Adam!
Thanks for the tip with the blur tool. I've never used it much, but I can see the benefit in this case!!
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Wow great shot, The little critter looks like a gremlin LOL
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Congratulations, that's quite a feat to capture the hootie so clearly with movement in the tree itself. You and the owl must have been on the same vibration! 500mm at 1/40 is quite an accomplishment. Without a tripod, I have trouble at 300mm at 1/60. Great owl! I will add him to my Wild Thing journal when I next update it.
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Thanks much for the comment. Nice to know some folks see how much trouble this photo was...and hot much luck was involved, too, even though I tried to put myself in the right place at the right time.
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Yes, I was a bit surprised when the tree showed your shake but the owl didn't. Obviously, you and Hootie were on the same wavelength. S/he must have really wanted her/his photo taken. 
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