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from laurentz/Laurent (280) 
on February 14, 2005 2:06:32 PM CST
Vraiment très jolie , une superbe Photo qui n'a pas du être facile.
Bravo.
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from zimmanj/John (4,695)
on February 11, 2005 1:23:36 PM CST
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What an incredible shot. I know how difficult it is to get that type of shot of such a magnificent bird. The movement of the wings make the shot. Well done.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 11, 2005 3:24:19 PM CST
Hi John,
Thanks for the kind comments! Yes, getting sharp flight shots is extremely difficult (dare I say "particularly with a 20D"?). In this case, I was probably more lucky than good, but I'll take it. It's a bit too bad that the wings are cropped off, but as I was trying to keep the center focus point on the owl's face, there was just no way to fit the full bird in the frame. Stil, I'm very pleased with sense the dynamic motion that this image gives.
Rob
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from fcruz/Frank (9,259)
on February 9, 2005 4:33:10 PM CST
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AWESOME! Very impresive shot, there is nothing I can suggest here. Perfect in all areas. Thanks for sharing,
Frank Cruz.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 6:31:35 PM CST
Thank you for the very kind words, Frank. I know how I could improve it: not clip the ^%$# wings next time! ;-) That's really hard not to do when the owl is taking off...
Rob
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from doradam/Dor (238)
on February 9, 2005 4:13:34 PM CST
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Wow, great picture , good DOF and sharpen, love the catch of his look , well done :) dor.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 6:32:15 PM CST
Thank you for the praise, Dor - I appreciate the feedback.
Rob
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from khz/Bora (1,091)
on February 9, 2005 1:23:05 PM CST
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Needless to repeat,
technically superb,
awesome shot, timing and your shot angle is also perfect,
congats and thnx for sharing
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 1:34:06 PM CST
Thank you for the kind feedback. It is much appreciated.
Rob
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from bcskier/Arie (6,354)
on February 9, 2005 12:18:51 PM CST
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Wow, what an awesome shot. Technically it is superb. The head is tack sharp, the exposure is spot on, the wings have nice motion blur making the photo quite dynamic, and the background is sweet too, with colors that complement the owl and just the right blur. It is a little bit odd how there's just the one eye in the middle of the face due to the owl looking sideways. It would have been real nice had the owl been looking at the lens. But hey, I realize this isn't the family dog where you can just whistle to get its attention. Congratulations on a great photo. Regards, Arie.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 1:36:05 PM CST
Thanks for the words of praise, Arie... Shooting birds in flight is extremely challenging, but quite fun. The GGOs in my area are completely oblivious to human presences, so it is quite impossible to attrack their attention. I agree that seeing the other eye would have been awesome.
Rob
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from eldorgemst/Eldor (7,266)
on February 9, 2005 7:40:29 AM CST
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Terrific shot, Rob! Congratulations! I was out there on Monday and after trying it myself, I must say you guys are pretty incredible. To sit and watch a bird for LONG times, just waiting for it to do something (like fly, or smile, or whatever) take more patience than I have. I must have watched one owl for 30 minutes and it never did more than look at all the photographers around. And then I turned away for a moment... just a moment, and that's when it flew off. You really deserve a pat on the back for this great photo! This is a LOT tougher to get than one of the bird just sitting there. Cheers!
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 8:28:37 AM CST
Hi Eldor! Cool "seeing you" around PhotoSig! Thanks for the kind feedback.
Yes, taking flight shots like this requires a lot of patience and a ton of concentration - you need to keep your eye glued to the shutter for long periods of time, and then be ready to fire off a series of pictures in a blink of an eye... and then hope that your 20D is focusing properly. The 20D seems to have problems with AI Servo focus tracking when the subject is coming directly towards the camera, which explain whey I have a ton of perfectly sharp flight pictures of an owl's butt-end, but very few with the face in sharp focus ;-) )
Rob
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from dave58/David (1,004)
on February 9, 2005 6:41:29 AM CST
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Not having seen your other shots, I would agree that this would be your best. You can't get much better than this. I am amazed at the length of these majestic birds legs! You have framed this very well. The head and eyes are sharp and you still have movement in the wings. This is obviously cropped and I'm wondering what you have cropped from the original? I also think the copyright is very distracting as others have mentioned. Great shot!
Regards,
David.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:18:08 AM CST
Thank you for the great feedback. The image was only cropped from the left, not at all from the top or bottom. It is very difficult to properly fill the frame when these owls are flying, as their wingspan is huge.
Rob
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from lorrainemd/Lorraine (1,209)
on February 9, 2005 6:04:24 AM CST
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this is an amazing photo!!!! perfect timing, sharpness and composition.
Peope should be ashamed at themselves for giving you one less thumb for your copyright....how immature. If they have a problem with it, them can tell you in the critique...it does not take away from the perfection of the photo.....and i don't blame you for the copyright at all.....ripping is out of control at this point. I can't believe people are so blinded on this site.....if it was a mediocre picture of a girl with large breasts they would not deduct of the symbol. anyway, fantastic pic.
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from sinister77/Bob (427)
on February 9, 2005 4:53:33 AM CST
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Exelent photo, never knew owls had such long legs :D
Technicly the shot is very good, the cropping doesnt bother much... the copyright does, thats a real shame.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:23:03 AM CST
Bob, thanks for the critique... The owl's legs are surprisingly long. This was the best crop I could do, as the image is "full-frame" from top to bottom. With their wings held up and their legs outstretched like that, the owls covery probably 30-36 inches, making it very difficult to fit them into the frame. As for the copyright, I simply did not feel comfortable in putting what I feel is a special 700x700 pixel image out there without at least some type of watermark... I guess I could have made it smaller, but then I've been seeing many images being stolen recently.
Rob
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from juersch/Jürgen (2,072)
on February 9, 2005 4:14:15 AM CST
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The shot is really a great photo! The copyright distracts it... I can believe how happy you are about this invasion! Regards Jürgen
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:25:01 AM CST
Thank you for the kind words. I'm happy that I can witness the invasion, as it's very special. But the owls do this when they run out of food in their normal habitat, so I'm not happy about that for the owls. Many have died and will continue to die because of the distance they've had to travel to find food.
Rob
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from joniec/Michal (4,951)
on February 9, 2005 3:10:24 AM CST
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This is one awsome owl shot. I love the crop and the composition. You would have a big 3 tU from me if not for your copyright sign in the middle of the shot that takes us almost a third of the frame, making in look like an European anti-nicotine campaign. Regards, Michal
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:26:04 AM CST
Thanks for the critique, Michal... It would have been nice to be judged on the picture itself, rather than on the copyright. The copyright should not take away from the image, but that's just my opinion, of course.
Rob
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from wolveskeeper1/Yair (1,020)
on February 9, 2005 1:15:45 AM CST
very good!! very sharp!!
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from sheracer/T. S. (34,593)
on February 8, 2005 9:48:30 PM CST
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Most everything has been covered that I was going to say but I do think the crop could have been different, specifically, by less of a crop on the bottom, left side and top. The right side at the wing doesnt bother me but the severe crop to the other wing (top) seems too drastic. I dont think it needs to come out much more, though. On a side note, I can certainly appreciate how difficult it is to get a bird in flight to be perfectly framed. You do fine work!
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:29:53 AM CST
Thank you for the input. The picture is full-frame top-to-bottom, the picture was only cropped from the left side. It is extremely difficult to fit these birds in the frame as they're taking off, because of the lenght of their wings and legs.
Rob
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from earlyman/Gary (424)
on February 8, 2005 8:42:35 PM CST
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This is a great shot nice sharp eye great lighting and color, I really like this. Thanks Gary
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from djboccio/Don (3,283) 
on February 8, 2005 8:26:21 PM CST
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Nice capture if a decisive moment, the crop is too tight chopping off wing feathers. DOF does not include the flight feathers, otherwise a 3TU...Great capture, regards Don
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:27:35 AM CST
Thanks for the feedback, Don. DOF is a difficult thing to master with birds in flight, particularly in poor light, as this was... More DOF means longer shutter speeds, which means motion blurr. This is always a tricky compromise, as I'm sure you know.
Regards,
Rob
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from rfreeman/Randy (23,771)
on February 8, 2005 8:13:41 PM CST
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Hi Robert, Your copyright notice is a bit over the edge IMHO, shame you just got one eye, looks kinda funky as is but never the less a great effort. Randy
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from ngerasi/Nancy (206)
on February 8, 2005 8:11:33 PM CST
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I love owls they are beautiful creatures. You captured this owl with beautiful wingspan. I love the movement of the wings and the detail of the feathers. I also love the eye; the other eye must be hiding or something. Overall, nice capture especially of movement.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 9, 2005 7:33:23 AM CST
Thank you for the input, Nancy! Getting good flight shots of these guys is really difficult... Between good focusing at the right spot, good sharpness and sufficient DOF, good framing and composiion, let me say that the vast majority of flight shots get deleted, as many things can go wrong!
Rob
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from markymark/Mark (1,300)
on February 8, 2005 7:55:12 PM CST
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Hi Robert, I love the detail on the head and eye , wonderfully sharp. Really like the motion blur to the wings also. A very good capture of an Owl in flght. I love the flight action . I love the detail. I don't even mind the cropping of the wings .Please , please get rid of the copyright text. If your worried about visitors stealing your images , then post them in the lowest quality you can get away with. The text is really distracting from an otherwise fantastic action photo. Many regards Mark.
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From rservranckx/Robert (488)
on February 8, 2005 8:04:51 PM CST
Thanks for the feedback, Mark. I appreciate it... I'll consider removing the copyright thing. :-)
Rob
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