Great Horned Owl [Contest Finalists September 2003]
Uploaded: September 28, 2003 06:59:15
Taken at the West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center's annual Pow Wow.
Terry Gilman September 28, 2003
Gorgeous portrait of this owl Gary; detail his position, background; all excellent! #62494Judith G. Secco September 28, 2003
Beautifully done, GAry.Lori Ditlefsen September 28, 2003
Fantastic shot Gary. Very colorful and sharply detailed. Nice work. #214707zcaley September 28, 2003
Pefect shot Gary. Very nice. #214737Pascal Meerpoel September 28, 2003
Beautiful capture, Gary ! Nice detail and conterst. #214816Colette M. Metcalf September 28, 2003
Great capture, Gary! #214905Murry Grigsby September 28, 2003
Super portrait, Gary!! #214910Gary W. Lake September 28, 2003
Thank you all so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it. I got lucky on the background - it was dark and I shot him silhouetted against the inside of an outdoor pavillion. With a little creative cropping and cloning I ended up with a solid black background. I spent the weekend at this event and got a lot of really neat stuff, some of which you all will probably be seeing in the coming days. 8^)Again, thanks everyone! #214995
Gene Spears September 28, 2003
excellent shot Gary! I went to the raptor center in our area recently, but couldn't get any good shots because the birds were behind mosquito netting - bummer! #215090Gary W. Lake September 28, 2003
Thanks Gene! Did you talk to any of the people at the Center? The volunteers at this presentation were very accomodating, offering to take birds out and pose them etc. They let me get right in close and shoot as much as I wanted. However, all of the birds they show are "educational" birds that cannot be returned to the wild for one reason or another - usually they're damaged in some way. The wild birds that will be released back into the wild are kept away from human contact as much as possible. Usually they're very helpful since your photos and story can help their center with funding etc. #215113Evy Johansen September 28, 2003
Wow - fabulous shot, Gary! #215184Leanne M.E. Boyd September 28, 2003
Fabulous as usual, Gary!!! I love your work. #215221Gary W. Lake September 29, 2003
Thank you so much Evy & Leanne! #215343Mark Oxley September 29, 2003
Much has already been said about this stunning image Gary. I would like to add my admiration too!! Owls are one of my favourite birds and you have done a great job of showing the incredible beauty of this magnificent specimen! #216307Gary W. Lake September 30, 2003
Thank you very much Mark! I agree whole-heartedly with you on the beauty of these birds. #216376Kathleen Clemons October 17, 2003
Congrats on all of your wins this month, Gary! #234703William C. Raco October 17, 2003
Fantastic portrait, Gary.bill #234785
Colette M. Metcalf October 17, 2003
Congrats to you, Gary!! #235022Murry Grigsby October 17, 2003
Congrats on your fine image, Gary! #235172Beverley Lu Steeves October 17, 2003
Excellent image! And Congratulations again!!! Love the black background. Gives it drama :) #235381Stephen Zacker October 17, 2003
Congrats Gary! #235581Robert Brown October 17, 2003
Congrats, Gary. Perfectly shot! #235647Dan S. Coquia October 17, 2003
Congratulations, Gary! #235772Evy Johansen October 17, 2003
Many congratulations and good luck, Gary! #236311Gary W. Lake October 17, 2003
Thank you all very much for such wonderful comments and wishes! #236564Gabriela Cunha October 17, 2003
CONGRATS, Gary!Oksana Oksamit October 17, 2003
Bravo, Gary! this owl looks gorgeous! Many congrats. #236612Jean Papo October 17, 2003
Congratulations Gary on your winning shot! Beautiful! #236815Warren Ishii October 18, 2003
A dynamite shot Gary...wow! #237033Gary W. Lake October 18, 2003
Thank you Gaby, Oksana, Jean & Warren! #237136Randy A. Myers October 18, 2003
Congrats and good luck. #237397Susana Matos October 18, 2003
Congrats and good luck,Gary W. Lake October 18, 2003
Thanks Randy & Su! #237844Elizabeth Stiles October 30, 2003
Congrats Gary, Wonderful capture! #250859Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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