Comments on: Great Horned Owl http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl Photo blog featuring outdoor, travel and nature photos. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:15:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-142715 Ron Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:20:41 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-142715 Hi Dena, Thanks a lot for the kind words! They were very close - I was able to shoot from a bridge, so they were used to people being in the location. I did use a 600mm telephoto, possibly with a tele-converter, although it was on a full frame camera, and this image is un-cropped. Thanks, Ron Hi Dena,

Thanks a lot for the kind words! They were very close – I was able to shoot from a bridge, so they were used to people being in the location. I did use a 600mm telephoto, possibly with a tele-converter, although it was on a full frame camera, and this image is un-cropped.

Thanks,

Ron

]]> By: Dena http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-142704 Dena Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-142704 Hi Ron, Found your site, searching for photos of Alaska. Have been following your travels and feel like I go on nice little trips as I keep up with you! Love this picture. Haven't seen any owls yet around here. (Tidewater Va.) How close were you to these owls? What lens did you use? Saving my $ Hope to go on one of your tours one day! Keep up the lovely and great work, Thanks for sharing! Dena Hi Ron,

Found your site, searching for photos of Alaska. Have been following your travels and feel like I go on nice little trips as I keep up with you! Love this picture. Haven’t seen any owls yet around here. (Tidewater Va.) How close were you to these owls? What lens did you use?

Saving my $
Hope to go on one of your tours one day!

Keep up the lovely and great work,
Thanks for sharing!

Dena

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-81190 Ron Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:14:14 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-81190 Hey Justin, Thanks for the comment and for sharing your stories! That is sure frustrating losing your favorite images. Thanks for the tips on the eagles nest! Ron Hey Justin,

Thanks for the comment and for sharing your stories!

That is sure frustrating losing your favorite images.

Thanks for the tips on the eagles nest!

Ron

]]> By: Justin Dancing Hawk http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-81161 Justin Dancing Hawk Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:49:56 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-81161 Very Awesome Image here! I am inspired!! I'm doing some research for a painting I'm working on! I stumbled on a Nest once in Wausau, WI some years ago, dead above someone's house! LOL! I heard a huge ruckus of Crows & knew there HAD to be an owl in the area SOMEWHERE! It's a dead give away! I was looking for the adult, when a lady came out of her house & asked if I was looking for the Owl!?! I had my Nikon w/ me - so it was obvious! She asked me if I'd like to see the Chicks & the nest?... I about fell over! Straight overhead in a huge pine was 2 chicks staring down at us!! I got the shot - slides, but they've sadly long since been lost! Best photos I've ever taken too dang it all! I never got to paint that image! Now I want to make up for it! :-D I love the way you got the foliage framing the subject! Very helpful stuff in learning their habits, etc.! In case anyone is interested - I know of a spot in Montana - on I-94, eastbound side/ Mile marker 78( as I recall) where there's an Eagle's nest on the far side of Clark's Fork RIver! There's a wayside park with a sighting post! It's one of my favorite spots in the lower 48! Thanks for what you do! I'm not able to get out into the countryside like you are doing, right now! I used to drive truck & that sure was a great experience for getting some wonderful photos! I miss that aspect of it! Check out also, redbubble.com & boundless living.com! Great stuff! Very Awesome Image here! I am inspired!! I’m doing some research for a painting I’m working on! I stumbled on a Nest once in Wausau, WI some years ago, dead above someone’s house! LOL! I heard a huge ruckus of Crows & knew there HAD to be an owl in the area SOMEWHERE! It’s a dead give away! I was looking for the adult, when a lady came out of her house & asked if I was looking for the Owl!?! I had my Nikon w/ me – so it was obvious! She asked me if I’d like to see the Chicks & the nest?… I about fell over! Straight overhead in a huge pine was 2 chicks staring down at us!! I got the shot – slides, but they’ve sadly long since been lost! Best photos I’ve ever taken too dang it all! I never got to paint that image! Now I want to make up for it! :-D I love the way you got the foliage framing the subject! Very helpful stuff in learning their habits, etc.! In case anyone is interested – I know of a spot in Montana – on I-94, eastbound side/ Mile marker 78( as I recall) where there’s an Eagle’s nest on the far side of Clark’s Fork RIver! There’s a wayside park with a sighting post! It’s one of my favorite spots in the lower 48! Thanks for what you do! I’m not able to get out into the countryside like you are doing, right now! I used to drive truck & that sure was a great experience for getting some wonderful photos! I miss that aspect of it! Check out also, redbubble.com & boundless living.com! Great stuff!

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59774 Ron Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:59:01 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59774 Thanks a lot Laurent! Ron Thanks a lot Laurent!

Ron

]]> By: Laurent http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59760 Laurent Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:10:59 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59760 This is absolutely beautiful, Ron. Great image! This is absolutely beautiful, Ron. Great image!

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59551 Ron Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:49:28 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59551 Thanks for all the really nice comments! This is my first time I have been on the internet since I posted this photo. Thanks for the correction on the species Calvin - I should have known better, the difference is obvious - I took someone's word and never double checked. I'm still working on the wolf pet thing LOL. Hey Gary and Carl, this must be owl karma week! Thanks again everyone, Ron Thanks for all the really nice comments! This is my first time I have been on the internet since I posted this photo.

Thanks for the correction on the species Calvin – I should have known better, the difference is obvious – I took someone’s word and never double checked. I’m still working on the wolf pet thing LOL.

Hey Gary and Carl, this must be owl karma week!

Thanks again everyone,

Ron

]]> By: Ken http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59454 Ken Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:10:49 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59454 Hi Ron, I just stumbled upon your site while conducting a Google search for an image and -- wow! -- I'm awed by your work. What great stuff! I'll definitely be checking in to view your latest. Best, km Hi Ron,
I just stumbled upon your site while conducting a Google search for an image and — wow! — I’m awed by your work. What great stuff!

I’ll definitely be checking in to view your latest.

Best,
km

]]> By: Mom http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59451 Mom Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:50:49 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59451 Wow, what a shot! You have a special karma with wildlife. I can sit for hours and see only mosquitoes, then you walk up and critters appear from nowhere and preen and smile for you. Good job! Mom Wow, what a shot! You have a special karma with wildlife. I can sit for hours and see only mosquitoes, then you walk up and critters appear from nowhere and preen and smile for you. Good job!

Mom

]]> By: Beth Lunsford http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59273 Beth Lunsford Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:31:01 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59273 Woo!! That is one fabulous photo. It looks like a painting. Everything came together right on this shot. Great work!! Woo!! That is one fabulous photo. It looks like a painting. Everything came together right on this shot. Great work!!

]]> By: Carl http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59272 Carl Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:07:22 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59272 Hey Ron, &$*%^#($%&! I just got my first owl images this last week, over in Wrangell - St. Elias. A few Great Horned Owlets - nothing in decent light, and nothing with the adults, and you wander into Denali and get this! It's not fair. It's interesting though - the owl chicks I was shooting have pretty much fledged - they were flying , albeit only short distances, but they weren't on the nest any more - though the parents were never too far away. I'll have an owlet on the blog later today. Cheers Carl Hey Ron,

&$*%^#($%&!

I just got my first owl images this last week, over in Wrangell – St. Elias. A few Great Horned Owlets – nothing in decent light, and nothing with the adults, and you wander into Denali and get this! It’s not fair.

It’s interesting though – the owl chicks I was shooting have pretty much fledged – they were flying , albeit only short distances, but they weren’t on the nest any more – though the parents were never too far away.

I’ll have an owlet on the blog later today.

Cheers

Carl

]]> By: Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59262 Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:09:39 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59262 Great photo. I just got my first shot with an owl in it a few days ago. My owl is so much smaller than yours. OMG! I have owl envy! Great photo. I just got my first shot with an owl in it a few days ago. My owl is so much smaller than yours. OMG! I have owl envy!

]]> By: Janine http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59261 Janine Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:04:52 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59261 Hi Calvin, Thanks for the heads up on the species! You are correct and I made the change. Janine Hi Calvin,

Thanks for the heads up on the species! You are correct and I made the change.

Janine

]]> By: Janine http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59250 Janine Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:53:43 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59250 Hi Ron, That is a fantastic shot, nice job!!! Janine Hi Ron,

That is a fantastic shot, nice job!!!

Janine

]]> By: Calvin http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59247 Calvin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:47:14 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59247 Hi Ron, Looks like you are having a remarkable trip. That wolf shot in great light looks like a "rent a wolf" shot. To get that in the wild is remarkable. The owls are a great shot but I think you have Great Horned instead of Great Grey's. Hope the rest of the trip is as productive! PS You have gotten so many nice wolf shots in Denali. Have you made pets of them??? Calvin Hi Ron,

Looks like you are having a remarkable trip. That wolf shot in great light looks like a “rent a wolf” shot. To get that in the wild is remarkable.

The owls are a great shot but I think you have Great Horned instead of Great Grey’s.

Hope the rest of the trip is as productive!

PS You have gotten so many nice wolf shots in Denali. Have you made pets of them???

Calvin

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl/comment-page-1#comment-59238 Richard Wong Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:10:56 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/great-grey-owl#comment-59238 You have been getting some great wildlife shots in Denali. This may be the best one yet! You have been getting some great wildlife shots in Denali. This may be the best one yet!

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