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7/15/2015

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These owls may wear the same game face, but when it comes to personality, they’re as different as day and night.

It’s not easy to get owls to pose for the camera. Even in captivity the birds remain aloof, unruffled by the flash and unmoved by attempts to bribe them. Photographer Brad Wilson learned that lesson firsthand after trying to win over owls from the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis and The Wildlife Center near Española, New Mexico. He spent hours with each bird, trying to capture its direct gaze. 

Wilson is an expert at point-blank portraits. His series “Affinity” features 65 species, including a white rhino, a white tiger, an Arctic fox, and an Egyptian Vulture. But owls were the most compelling and challenging subjects. It takes years of building mutual trust before an owl will accept physical contact from a single person.

Source: audubon.org

Estos búhos pueden tener la misma cara, pero cuando se trata de la personalidad, son tan diferentes como el día y la noche.

No es fácil hacer a los búhos posar para la cámara. Incluso en cautiverio las aves siguen siendo distantes, imperturbables por el flash e impasibles ante los intentos de sobornarlos. El fotógrafo Brad Wilson prendió esa lección después de tratar de ganarse a los búhos del World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis y The Wildlife Center cerca de Española, Nuevo México. Pasó horas con cada ave, tratando de captar su mirada de manera directa.

Wilson es un experto en este tipo de retratos. Su serie “Affinity”cuenta con 65 especies, incluyendo un rinoceronte blanco, un tigre blanco, un zorro ártico, y un buitre egipcio. Pero los búhos fueron los más atractivos y desafiantes. Se necesitan años de la construcción de confianza mutua antes de que un búho acepte el contacto físico de una sola persona. 

Fuente: audubon.org
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