Can You Spot The Owl?

Posted by Marc on May 19, 2008. Categories: General

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Last weekend Martin invited us out to check-in on a family of Barred Owls living in a local park. I hadn't ever seen owls in the 'wilderness' of Northern Virginia, so I was in. We arrived Saturday afternoon around 4:30 and didn't leave until almost 8:00. I got a few nice shots, but nothing compared Martin's photos. While I didn't get the cool closeups like Martin, I focused on what I do best, I took panoramics of owls "in their natural habitat." Two rows of six images compose this image that I printed 20" x 35". The wind was blowing, so there were lots of parallax errors to be worked out, but because the image is so random and complex, it was easy to hide the issues.


On a related note, I think I need a longer lens. I am definitely feeling inadequate when shooting wildlife with Martin.