Reflections in a Hoot Owl's Eye
Uploaded: March 01, 2008
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.”
Laura E. Swan
March 01, 2008
Guy C. Crilly
March 08, 2008
I took this photo a couple of years ago, and since then it has received numerous “Best of Show” awards. Additionally, this is one of my published photos.
Now, I have uploaded it to BetterPhoto.com, because I too consider it to be an amazing photo, and one that I almost did not get. On the day that I got this shot, I had already burned through a brick of slide film and all I had left was this color print film. Furthermore, while I could see the shot through my lens, I did not know I actually captured the shot until I got my prints back.
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