Grandmother, What BIG Eyes You Have!!! by alophoto

Grandmother, What BIG Eyes You Have!!!

Today, I chaperoned the 2nd grade field trip for my son, Lucas' class. I walked around with he and Clara and two other boys from his class at a local woods/park. It was work to keep up with them (especially when stopping to snap photos occasionally). After hiking, we attended a talk by a naturalist at the park who talked about animals with the kids. She brought a couple for them to see including this intense, wide eyed Eastern Screech Owl. I fell in love. One day, I hope to see one in the wild!

Happy weekend. Hope it's a HOOT!
Wow! Such a beautiful shot:) Great detail
May 24th, 2013  
hahaha I like your title! Very cool shot!
May 24th, 2013  
excellent shot - i badly want him! fav
May 24th, 2013  
Love everything about this, including the background... it feels like an old film. Very cool. Fav !
May 24th, 2013  
Yellow eyes perhaps?
May 24th, 2013  
@bobfoto No, they are gray! See. Yes, they were yellowish greenish, but the color version was meh so I converted.
May 24th, 2013  
@bobfoto Maybe SC would have worked well here?
May 24th, 2013  
@amandal - SC rarely works in my humble opinion, but the rest of the 365 world seems to like it.
May 24th, 2013  
Who Who Who :)
May 24th, 2013  
Fabulously clear shot. Look at those glassy eyes. Fav xx
May 24th, 2013  
I have to disagree with Jason @bobfoto There are occasions when I think it works really well ;o) (I'm a big SC lover so I would say that though) xx
May 24th, 2013  
Wonderful image so well captured you can see every feather and those eyes wow : we have a barn owl that nests 200 metres away and flies dawn and dusk during the spring summer months !
May 24th, 2013  
Wonderful focus on his eyes. Love all the detail. Super shot.
May 24th, 2013  
Great capture of the eyes, well done. This is a super shot
May 24th, 2013  
I love owls too! I wonder why? Is it their beautiful big eyes?
May 24th, 2013  
@maggiemae It must be. They are gorgeous!!
May 24th, 2013  
Great shot! Love the detail.
May 24th, 2013  
fantastic shot Amanda!! what a great details captured! love the clarity in eyes!
May 24th, 2013  
Pea
Oh wow, this really is brilliant. Superb focus and your title and the b&w are perfect
May 24th, 2013  
Beautiful shot. Love those eyes.
May 24th, 2013  
Beautiful Owl, great capture
May 24th, 2013  
JH
Awesome bird - I like his tufty ears!
May 24th, 2013  
Fantastic shot Amanda.....wow & Fav : )
May 24th, 2013  
What incredible eyes. Hope you are having a rooting tooting good weekend also.
May 24th, 2013  
Wow -- what a fantastic capture -- the eyes are amazing.
May 24th, 2013  
Better to see you my with dear! Great capture Amanda!
May 24th, 2013  
Great title Amanda!!!! Nice of you to help out! You have been with 2nd graders - so I'll tell you how my day ended. I had two and a half classes by myself! Yikes! I put them in groups and they did a project. It was pretty exciting....and now I need a glass of wine. Maybe a bottle... :)
May 24th, 2013  
Kev
The eyes are incredible. Stunning capture. Fav.
May 25th, 2013  
what a stunning portrait of this bird! the clarity on the eyes is amazing!
May 25th, 2013  
Nice capture.
May 25th, 2013  
Beautiful! Yes, it would be cool to see one in the wild.
May 25th, 2013  
This is great , what isn't there to love about owls. fav.
May 25th, 2013  
I thought for sure this was a stuffed taxidermy owl. Fantastic capture! I have seen one in the wild once in my life but it was hiding in a cedar tree very close to the trunk so the view wasn't clear.
May 25th, 2013  
Oh! I love owls. Super capture. Love those eyes! Sounds like a fun day!
May 25th, 2013  
So cool!
May 25th, 2013  
A lot of greatness in this
May 25th, 2013  
oh my he looks absolutely awesome, the b&w is perfect
May 25th, 2013  
great b&w capture
May 25th, 2013  
What an amazing little guy! Love his super alert eyes! I've heard oaks in the wild but never managed to see one.
May 25th, 2013  
wow I love it. so striking. fav
May 25th, 2013  
@gozoinklings @chezza @dreamatrix @colie @bristolrose @snaggy @annbo @psychographer @squamloon

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and faves for this amazing owl lady. Her eyes were so intense. So so glad to have gotten to meet her and caught a decent shot of her face!
May 25th, 2013  
Instant fav!
May 25th, 2013  
Fantastic shot Amanada, his eyes are incredible.
May 26th, 2013  
Great capture and the eyes certainly dominate.
May 26th, 2013  
Meg
fantastic and stunning in b & w
May 26th, 2013  
Great details and focus!
May 26th, 2013  
This is awesome! Love the B&W!
May 26th, 2013  
WOW...I missed this one. Great capture....FAV!!
May 26th, 2013  
oh how sweet
May 26th, 2013  
amazing! FAV.
May 26th, 2013  
Brilliant - those eyes!
May 26th, 2013  
Gorgeous! Fav!
May 26th, 2013  
@ryanarra2 @wildwood28 @anoukvansister @eyesmile
Thank you so much for your great comments and faves on this beautiful eyed owl. I was so pleased to see one up close and get a clear shot of her! Really appreciate you!
May 27th, 2013  
@hamble @nic152 @orangecrush @kalexa @megmills @tonydebont @masosy @archaeofrog @archaeofrog @soboy5 @kali66 @halcyon56 @pflaume @l2lumom @elizabeth264 @grannysue @northy @nana2r @skipt07 @taffy @nadaa @jewelsandbinoculars @sugarmuser @rachelwithey @deeganp @wind_of_the_sothern_sea @elauber @wadazomo @happysnap @paul2782 @softbootsailer @paulien

I wanted to thank you all so much for your lovely comments about this owl shot. I was so pleased to see this gorgeous girl, let alone get a decent photo of her. Thanks for your sweet words and comments!
May 27th, 2013  
Wow, what an amazing capture, like it in B & W
May 27th, 2013  
@sjouk Thanks so much, sweet lady!!
May 27th, 2013  
Amazing clarity, those eyes are huge! Looks like you care about good grammar using "he" and all, but in this case it would be "him"! LOL Fav!
May 27th, 2013  
Fantastic detail and processing. Love it.
May 28th, 2013  
@m9f9l Shoot, sometimes grammar is tough. How do you use drink in all it's forms? That one trips me up. Thanks for the fav...Ms. Red;-)!!

@edie Thanks, Edie. I adore owls!!
May 28th, 2013  
Great shot - Fav!
May 28th, 2013  
@michaelelliott Thanks for the fav, Michael. Glad you liked these amazing owl eyes.
May 28th, 2013  
Wow...awesome focus on the eyes!
May 28th, 2013  
Fabulous shot and B+W. Sigh, fave!
May 28th, 2013  
@seanoneill I am really liking it more and more. Hubby tends to be annoyed when I convert. He's not as into photography, though. Thanks, friend!!:)

@kwind Thanks so much, Kim!! I loved her face!
May 28th, 2013  
Wow - that is some wide-eyed stare - beautifully sharp - great shot! : ))
May 28th, 2013  
@rennes Thanks, Lisa. I normally struggle to get clear shots in low light situations without a tripod. And this was a moving subject. I was pleased with how well it turned out despite the circumstances!:)
May 29th, 2013  
Fav this is a nice Photo wether Its taken in Bw or Colour its still a great photo Amanda
May 29th, 2013  
@gerry Thanks, Gerry. I wonder how SC on the eyes would have worked. I had to edit too much that the original color didn't work. Really appreciate the fave and follow back!
May 30th, 2013  
OMG! Just wow! Fav
June 1st, 2013  
@espyetta Aw, thanks so much, lady. I was soooo excited to get this shot. Many came out fuzzy, but this one was pretty clear with the eyes anyway. So tough for me to get good indoor, low light shots of a moving target. Appreciate the comments and fav!
June 1st, 2013  
Wow, I think I just fell in love, too. Owls are so mesmerizing.
Beautiful capture.
June 25th, 2013  
@pasadenarose It was so tiny. The photo doesn't show that. Thank you!!!:)
June 25th, 2013  
Meg
Love the owl and the big big eyes....
June 29th, 2013  
Stunning focus on those eyes, beautiful capture. Fav
July 2nd, 2013  
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