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The Observer


The Observer
Photo Information
Copyright: Alain Bergeron (Balzac) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 61 W: 42 N: 110] (1353)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-09
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Olympus C-2100UZ
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds, owls by night or day. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-01-09 18:43
Viewed: 717
Points: 9
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
This morning, when I was walking in "Les Sentiers de la Presqu'Île" in Le Gardeur, an observer perched well high was watching me discreetly and silently but with splendid piercing eyes. We watched each other for at least ten minutes which gave me time to take several pictures. It was really impressive to see this splendid great grey owl turning his head 180 degrees to the left and to the right in order to watch his backs. Then, delicately, he start flying and disappeared in the wood.

- * Post-processing done with photoshop CS:
-Selection of the owl with the magnetic lasso
-automatic contrast, automatic level and automatic colors on the owl,
-Inversion of the selection,
-Gaussian blur on he back ground,
-resizingof the picture,
-Add a frame (Mikes Invariant Frame)
-Saving for the Web * -
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  • Saiz Gold Star Critiquer [C: 909 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-01-09 18:52]
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Attraper un hibou avec un lasso magnétique ... il fallait oser!
Le résultat est magnifique ... bravo l'observateur.

What a capture of the GREAT GREY OWL.!!! Splendid indeed. 1000 points for this one. Well done on this capture. WOW.

Mike

Nice one I like the eyes they are very piercing..I like the visual imapact of the framing of this portrait. Grey tones work well stark but life is there.

ML

Superbe photo. Le seul commentaire que je me permettrai est que j'aurais conservé le piqué de la branche sur laquelle la chouette est perchée.

Hello Alain, I have just found this beautiful shot of yours;the owl seems to be coming out of my screen, it is so 3 dimensional.It could be the light in the b/g or the light shining on the owl, whichever, it makes a great picture.You were so lucky to get the chance to take this shot!
TFS, regards Jean.

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