Reflections in a Hoot Owl's Eye
A lot of photography involves what we see or what the camera captures on film, but often the goal is to put ourselves into the picture and see what our subject matter sees. This photo does that by letting the Great Horned Owl's eye act as a lens and capturing on the surface of the cornea the inverted scenic landscape. In this case, it is a range of Douglas fir trees whose jagged tree line adds both depth and dynamism to the resulting photograph.
Taken in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, with a 35mm Canon SLR camera along with a manual-focus FD lens, Fuji 100 color print film, at f/2.8 and 1/500 second. Originally, entered into the “Animals” category and then re-entered in the “Details & Macro” category and shared with the BetterPhoto Club: “Photographing the Northwest -- Hiking Club.”
Uploaded on March 01, 2008