Liftoff and stupid tree :(

coastalconn · Dec 27, 2013

I manged to find my resident Great Honed Owl this morning and caught him taking flight, unfortunately by the third click the stupid tree was in the way... Such is the way of Owls.... Comments welcome...

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Great Horned Owl Liftoff 12_27 1 by krisinct, on Flickr

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Great Horned Owl Liftoff 12_27 2 by krisinct, on Flickr

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Great Horned Owl Liftoff 12_27 3 by krisinct, on Flickr

tirediron · Dec 27, 2013

Love the first one! You should carry a tree-filter in your bag!

dxqcanada · Dec 27, 2013

Ah, the TREE. I hate those things ... they always move into the scene at the wrong time !!

Nice launch shots.

Does that tree filter come in 72mm size ?

coastalconn · Dec 27, 2013

tirediron said:
Love the first one! You should carry a tree-filter in your bag!

Oh man, I'm gonna need a bigger bag!

wackii · Dec 27, 2013

Like the 1st shot. I would love to see one of these in the wild some day...

leeroix · Dec 27, 2013

I can hear Owls near my girlfriends house, but never have i seen one.

bc_steve · Dec 28, 2013

time to start packing a chainsaw!

matthewo · Dec 28, 2013

bc_steve said:
time to start packing a chainsaw!

Lol yeah thats the only tree filter i know

SCraig · Dec 28, 2013

coastalconn said:
I manged to find my resident Great Honed Owl this morning and caught him taking flight, unfortunately by the third click the stupid tree was in the way... Such is the way of Owls.... Comments welcome...

Such is the way of PHOTOGRAPHY, not necessarily just Owls

One of these days I might get one nature photograph when the exposure is just exactly right, the composition is just exactly right, the light is just exactly right, and the background is just exactly right. I'm not gonna hold my breath though. We don't have the luxury of posing our subjects in a studio, we take the hand we are dealt and do the best with it that we can. The first two are excellent shots so be content with that.

Nicely done!

Warhorse · Dec 28, 2013

Great shots of a majestic bird!

Darn tree...

baturn · Dec 28, 2013

What Scott said.

HL45 · Dec 28, 2013

First shot is awesome!

cmhbob · Dec 28, 2013

That first one is stunning.

weags77 · Dec 28, 2013

SCraig said:
Such is the way of PHOTOGRAPHY, not necessarily just Owls One of these days I might get one nature photograph when the exposure is just exactly right, the composition is just exactly right, the light is just exactly right, and the background is just exactly right. I'm not gonna hold my breath though. We don't have the luxury of posing our subjects in a studio, we take the hand we are dealt and do the best with it that we can. The first two are excellent shots so be content with that.

Nicely done!

Very well said...

And love the photos. The first two are great. I've never seen an owl in the wild, even though I hear them from time to time around the house.