Cute Owl- Collared Pigmy Owlet, a photo from Taizhong, Central

Photographer's Note

This's my first post on TE. Thanks everyone for viewing, and I am very appreciate for all your opinions. :)
About 16cm in length. The smallest owl in Taiwan.

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olli (2091) 2004-05-21 8:14

One of the best bird shots I扉e seen on TE.
Great bird. I like how the colors of the owl work with the colors of the branch. And how the round shape of those yellow effective eyes is repeating in those round "spots" in very beautiful background.
Also technically excellent shot � one of my very favorites. Very-very well done � and welcome on TE.

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ale (1819) 2004-05-21 8:15

Welcome Seattle!
Lovely shot! This small owl is amusing, you have chosen a perfect composition and deep of field!
Very well done!

nwoehnl (122) 2004-05-21 8:20

Welcome to TE, Seattle, with this spectacular bird shot. Excellent detail and colors in the plumage of this unique owl, and it is very well captured sitting on the branch, and against the colorful and blurry background. Very good start, looking forward to your next photos.

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alainh (33209) 2004-05-21 8:27 [Comment]

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andybrook (136) 2004-05-21 8:31

A lovely shot,great focus and sharpness.
The background is an excellent contrast.
A beautiful little bird,superbly captured.
Excellent,very well done.

Darren (6823) 2004-05-21 8:32

Hi Seattle, very nice shot and it is always great to see someone else posting from Taiwan. Very nice and sharp with good DOF I think. I find the highlights in the bokeh just a little distracting, I would consider toning them down just a little, but the sharpness and composition are just excellent here.

strangiato (10) 2004-05-21 8:36

Great composition. The owl looks very sharp and thanks to an excellent DOF the background is wonderful.
Very good.

gringofil (0) 2004-05-21 8:54

Hands down amazing work! The placement and sharpness of your subject is simply amazing (gotta love that 300/2.8, eh?). The background makes the owl stand out even more. Excellent work.

didcreole (962) 2004-05-21 9:08

Great subject... I like the composition, the colors, the depth of field the sharpness... Definitely welcome to TE :-) I hope you will post more pictures like this very soon.

fapmap (250) 2004-05-21 9:21

This is excellent: the bird's eyes are perfectly sharp and looking straight into the camera, the background nicely blurred, the colors and light simply beautiful. Love the composition: round eyes, round head, on top of the straight branch.
Great start on TE!

Keitht (1342) 2004-05-21 9:45

Welcome to TE. This is a very impressive first post. I love the way the background has been thrown totally out of focus thereby minimising any distractions from the main subject. Positioning in the frame is nice, rule of 1/3rds and all that. Although the owl is quite small in the frame I think it works well as, along with the notes, it helps to emphasise the small size of the bird.
If I wanted to find something negative I would mention the very light circles to the left and above the owl. They are a minor distraction in a first class picture.

davecall (575) 2004-05-21 9:48

If this is your first post then we'd better prepare ourselves to be blown away. An outstanding shot, with all the right elements including a blurry background, an off-centre owl that makes the pic work well, and just outstanding overall composition. Welcome!

danyy (0) 2004-05-21 12:45

J'aimerais donner plus de 2 points � cette photo tant elle me plait, ce petit volatile a une expression folle dans le regard et il est difficile d'imaginer qu'il ne le sait pas.
Couleurs splendides, mise au point extra.
Bien vu, l'utilisation du pied au 1/30, aucun boug�.

prlcs (63) 2004-05-21 13:45

Bienvenue sur TE.
Pour une premi鋨e photo, quelle r徼ssite ! La composition est presque parfaite. La profondeur est tr鋊 bien maitris嶪 et met le sujet principal parfaitement en valeur. Beau travail ! F幨icitations !

eric_liao (34) 2004-05-21 14:05

嘿嘿.. 你應該是 995 兄吧.... !!

Piotr (0) 2004-05-21 14:43

Wow, what a picture for the TE start!!! fantastic eyes of this nice bird, well done!

mogens-j (56) 2004-05-21 15:31

What a wonderful first upload Seattle. Very cute little owl. Great colours and sharpness in a beautiful composition. Excellent job you did here.

joergen115 (2246) 2004-05-21 16:03 [Comment]

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CycleEyes (24) 2004-05-21 16:55

Magnificent shot, the owl愀 colors, the background contrast had been really incredible. Congratulations

Clochette (8076) 2004-05-21 18:12

Excellent first post ! Welcome on TE !
The DOF is impressive, as well as the sharpness and quality of the pic.

luis_paulino (904) 2004-05-22 6:59

Very beautiful photo. I love it. Well done. My favorite.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-05-22 7:06

First, Welcome to TE !
It愀 a wonderful and perfect picture. The light is Very good and the DOF is realy perfect.
Very sharp and and beautiful bird.
Very well done, congratulations.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-05-23 3:34

Simply wonderful capture - never seen anything like this before - The DOF and sharpness also execellent, surely a masterpiece to start your postings on TE - Welcome Seattle

maciekda (19895) 2004-05-25 2:01

wow, this is an incredible picture, the green is amazing, and the look of this owl is so great, excellent focusing and shallow DOF.. i am not a big fan of wildlife shots, but this one is great. i'll put it to my favorites - the first one there with an animal ;) very nice.

Jaap (0) 2004-05-27 13:34

I was speechless...now i'm fine again. Sharp, nice colours, great composition. The bird is very atractive but it is also staring at us quit arrogantly. It's a captivating picture. Not only because of this beautiful bird. The background is also stunning, especially that grey-blue leaf. How did you do that? Is this a trick or a side-effect of a mirror lens?

roconnell (327) 2004-05-29 13:26

Wonderful composition with great contrast bewteen the mottled feathers and the green background. The yellow of the eyes staring straight ahead, draw the viewer in for a closer look. Well done.

PTAH (287) 2004-09-03 2:17

Now that's the focus!
The sharpness and colours are great too :]
What was the optical zoom used? No way that none.

zilinskyi (493) 2004-10-22 8:22

Wow, very good for first shot. I can't wait to see more...

sAner (112) 2005-01-24 6:30

A fantastic photo. The image of the owl is razorsharp and I love the blurred green background, especially the darkgreen branch. What did you do to the background? Blurred it in photshop? I also like the fact that the owl is not centered. And he/she's looking straight at us. Well done!

oochappan (4880) 2005-03-26 11:53

Perfect DOF and incredible nice coloring and the owl very nice placed in the compo makes this an outstanding capture, a great entrance here on TE.
Welcome Seattle.

rdalfovo (961) 2005-06-16 9:38 [Comment]

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stefi (1230) 2005-06-19 15:20

Very very beautiful shot. Perfect background and extremely sharp on the subject. I always wanted to photograph birds but...you need very expensive lenses and a lot of patience!
Bravo!!!

Burberry1 (6041) 2005-07-08 3:45

Hi Seattle:))))
Wonderful shot, very sharp and with a great background controll:)))
The bird is so real that I almost can feel it's presence:))))

Regards,
AgNiEsZkA

azadys (717) 2005-07-08 3:47

great great shot seattle.
i really like it.

regards
azad

majastan (75) 2005-10-19 6:13

What an unusual owl. And amazing photo of it. I like the sharp owl and the blurred background. An extremely good shot. Bravo

Albrecht (11283) 2005-12-12 15:06

Hi Seattle
What a beautiful picture. Very sharp and a good blurred green background as a contrast. Well done.
Greetings Albrecht

david (3992) 2006-06-01 5:41

remarkable shot seattle (you've a really nice name by the way!!)

this bird and capture are absolutely amazing. well done to capture it so perfectly.

i'm impressed with your dof, keeping your aperture number low to get that great bokeh background.

perfect shot, with lots of character. congratulations.

daddo (28748) 2007-04-28 9:24

Hi Seattle. Beautiful shot of this exquisite little owl. Excellent clarity on the bird and great effect on the blurred background. Well done. regards. Klaudio.

mattosborne (85) 2007-04-28 9:57

Another cutie mate, I think you no longer post these days but you have got one helluva talent.
Cheers
Matt

rubisheikh (77) 2007-04-28 16:41

Hi seattle,
his bird and capture are absolutely amazing. well done to capture it so perfectly. TFS

Regards Rubi

mpsf (731) 2007-07-24 1:32

Qu� fotograf燰 tan sencilla y tan bonita! que monada de b㑺o, es preciosa, me encanta!
Pilar.

Dr_Nibbles (287) 2007-08-31 9:28

It's really cute *g* even though I think with 16 cm length it still might be quite impressive.

Regarding composition: Off-center is good, the branching twig gives a nice add-on, and DOF is well done for giving a focus on the owl.

Suellen_Feroldi (288) 2008-03-05 16:53

Fantastic.....
Congratulations....
No words to describe it.........
TFS, congratulations for the composition

Sue

bend1k (934) 2008-05-23 6:03

very good shot of the owl. i love the out of focus background too

fotofanas (17) 2008-05-30 19:37 [Comment]

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snaefridur (57) 2008-12-20 12:30

hi Seattle,
this is a wonderful photo! a balanced composition, great colours, excellent depth of field, very nice sharp details. and the dark blurred leaves in the background are a really interesting addition to the whole.
regards,
Weronika

michelleknight (112) 2010-08-16 14:36

Hello
This picture is so good it could be from National Geographic. Perfect shot with the blurred BG and the sharpness of the bird. He is so cute.
Congratulations.

Michelle

asl (445) 2011-08-11 13:15

Dear Seattle!
What a great and fun first photo! It's increadibly well composed!
Good luck!
Sincerely,
Anne-Sophie

Kodak75 (18) 2011-08-11 14:03 [Comment]

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Namaria (20) 2011-08-11 14:20 [Comment]

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livermore (1631) 2012-10-28 14:39

Bonjour Seattle,
Tres belle composition. Ce fond vert flou est du plus bel effet.
Amicalement
Vincent