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Oh, What I had to do for this!

Challenge #1 in the Around The World series. Hosted by roby17269, Yair K.

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Photography is a passion, and sometimes to satsfy our passion we do things that we wouldn't normally do. Post photos that were taken in unusual (for you) circumstances. Please describe those circumstances!

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Announced:

Monday, 23rd August, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 30th August, 2010 – Sunday, 5th September, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 6th September, 2010 – Sunday, 12th September, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No watermarks, no borders, no frames. Pretty much anything goes as long as the photo looks realistic. HDR processing is allowed as long as it does not make the photo look exaggerately "cartoonish"

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Describe the circumstances that made this particular capture unusual.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Northern Saw-whet owl

by Gary Blake

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This is one of the smallest north american owls, only about 4 inches tall. This particular owl was roosting for the day in a very tightly enclosed area in some dense evergreen trees. The only viewing angle for a decent picture was 12 feet up in a nearby tree. I spent 2-3 hours in that tree shooting one handed (hanging on with the other), waiting for a decent pose to get this shot.

Camera:	Olympus E-3
Lens:	Olympus 50-200mm
Submitted:	Saturday, 4th September, 2010 13:29 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 18th March, 2009
Focal length:	246 mm
Shutter speed:	1/50 sec
Aperture:	F3.5
ISO:	320
Notes:	Hand held
Views:	4240
Galleries:	View this photo in Gary Blake's gallery

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(unknown member)

Wow that is great. thank you for posting the photo.
John

Jan 24, 2013permalink

Gary Blake

Thanks for looking and commenting.

The shot was taken at 123mm on the Olympus 50-200mm lens. The E-3 has a 2X crop factor and the submission form for challenges specifies 35mm equivalent focal length which is 246mm.

Differing camera crop factors can make this a little confusing.

Gary

Sep 14, 2010permalink

E J

Congratulations on this Superb Capture.Fantastic Image and detail for a shot of 246mm. But how do you shoot a 246mm image with a 200mm lens?

Sep 14, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

Ian,

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Gary

Sep 14, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

Zebooka,

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Gary

Sep 14, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

johnsaxon

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Gary

Sep 14, 2010permalink

Ian

That's an amazing photo and I'm quite jealous! Your patience certainly paid off to get this shot. Really incredible.

Sep 14, 2010permalink

Ian

That's an amazing photo and I'm quite jealous! Your patience certainly paid off to get this shot. Really incredible.

Sep 14, 2010permalink

Zebooka

Man! It's awesome!

Sep 14, 2010permalink

johnsaxon

Really gorgeous shot! Worth the effort.

Sep 13, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

roby 17269

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Gary

Sep 13, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

Breez

Thanks for looking and commenting! They are a very pretty little owl with very expressive eyes.

Gary

Sep 13, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

inframan

Thanks for looking and commenting! They are difficult little birds to locate, so when you do find them you don't want to have to leave without a good photo.

Gary

Sep 13, 2010permalink

Gary Blake

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Gary

Sep 13, 2010permalink

roby17269

Well deserved! :)

Sep 13, 2010permalink

Breez

I just love it how she/he looks in the lens with those big eyes. Gorgeous little bird, great picture.

Sep 13, 2010permalink

inframan

Congratulations on getting it, a true reward for your patience & perseverance.

Sep 13, 2010permalink

Speeler

Awesome picture! Great job in capturing it.

Sep 13, 2010permalink

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