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A photo by Steve Woods (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world

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[-] unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov 34 points 10 months ago

That is truly a superb owl

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

Yeah it really is superb (and also owl)

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

He looks like one of those star wars ships with the wings that rotate around the fuselage.

[-] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

My husband thought this was CGI at first, so I had to see if I could find the original. I found it on his website: (https://stevewoodsphotography.com/)

It's ever-so-slightly off center, and has a bit of the ground in the frame, but I think it's even better. It so much more realistic that way.

[-] schema@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Wow, this gallery is amazing. It's crazy how much expression is in some of these.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The advancement of photography and CGI makes me question so many photos! I'm not a photogrpaher, so I don't always know what is good composition vs done in post vs outright fake, so I pass on a good number of pics if I can't verify they're from an actual photographer.

Since I try to post mainly educational things, I dont want to risk credibility, so it's easier to just pass on something questionable, but if they're real or not, they are some really amazing pictures!

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks for doing the background check. I appreciate it though I didn't consider whether it might be CGI.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think we found the inspiration for the mandalorian skinny-ships from rebels/mando.

These guys are majestic.

[-] safesyrup@feddit.ch 12 points 10 months ago

What an amazing picture, i‘d be proud as a photographer

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Owl Five standing by

[-] Stache_@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Pellet payload ready for release, waiting for go ahead

[-] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago

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[-] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

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[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Short Eared.... I guess...

Short Winged.... No way!

[-] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Like a fighter plane

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

So is he flying normally and rotated his head?

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It looks that way, if you look at the tail it is in plane with the wings.

[-] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It is in plane

lmao it’s a bird not a plane

[-] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

No, in the original on the photographer's website you can see the ground at the bottom of the picture which lines up with the owls head not it's wings

https://stevewoodsphotography.com/

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