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The Overprotective Mother
The Overprotective Mother
hahn23


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Challenge: Family II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: May 31, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Family, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2010

 Great-horned owl with owlet.

[Jun. 6th, 2010 07:38:00 PM]

Some people are commenting about slight OOF. I'm not sure this is true, as the owls look sharp to me. I could have added an additional USM filter pass, but it would have had the unintended consequences of creating oversharpening artifacts. The people who said "slight OOF" are not experienced photographers. They may actually be looking at the narrow DOF in the bg and fg and thinkint the subject is somehow OOF. This is a crop of a telephoto image. It really doesn't get any better than this from the 75' of distance. I think, too, that the zoo images and rehab tethered birds in confinement tend to spoil the perspective of observers of nature photography.

eta: LOL!!!! That kenskid and his best "buddy", rugman1969 are a hoot! I just ignore them. They are not to be taken seriously in any way. Interesting, though, how they seem to act in concert.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 70
Avg (all users): 6.4731
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.4516
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Views since voting: 2084
Views during voting: 325
Votes: 186
Comments: 14
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/09/2010 09:52:16 PM
I gave this a 6. At first I thought this may be a shot from a "captured" owl.

I wish I could understand the science surrounding the blue/green/purplish fringe around bright objects when using zoom. What causes that?
Nikon D90
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 06/09/2010 06:03:23 PM
Nice editing richard, but do we really need to start with the 'zoo shot' thing again?
 06/09/2010 05:19:32 PM
Congrats on top 10 finish Richard! Well done with a great natural image. I think it looks just fine. I'm very impressed that you can find subjects like this.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/08/2010 08:48:58 PM
LOL! What a poof of fluff!
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6D IF
 06/06/2010 08:05:01 AM
Wow what a stare, if it had been slightly sharper it would be outstanding!
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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Canon
 06/05/2010 08:26:29 PM
Did you get attacekd?? Doesn't look very friendly indeed!
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Canon
 06/05/2010 07:57:07 PM
Great capture!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 06/05/2010 06:32:10 PM
very cool - this is quite a find! the amazing protective stare is as if she is throwing daggers...
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Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 06/04/2010 10:38:02 AM
Precise capture of mother's eye. I love it.
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Sony DSLR-A350
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon
 06/04/2010 07:59:30 AM
amazing!
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/02/2010 10:18:59 PM
I really like the idea here, and a great capture. I do wish it were ever so sharper. Looks like the focus ended up at the front of the nest instead of the eyes. Still, it's really cool.
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Nikon D2X
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 06/02/2010 12:29:05 PM
great capture!
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 06/02/2010 02:01:17 AM
Great pic.. if can be sharpen more, then will be great.
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Nikon D300
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
 06/02/2010 12:10:21 AM
lol, the expressions!
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