Sleepy Eyes

Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:55 pm

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I love being able to make a photographic opportunity out of something that many people will dismiss or drive by. This Verreaux's Eagle Owl was sleeping in a tree in the northern reaches of the Kruger National Park in South Africa, back in August of 2011. It was my first proper sighting of this owl in Kruger, as I normally find them often in the Kalahari. What do you think of this one?

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by George Whalen on Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:41 pm

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It's a beauty Morkel, well captured and presented

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by Gaurav Mittal on Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:16 am

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Excellent take Morkel, and I really like the B&W processing very much.

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by Square Man1 on Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:53 am

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A cracking image Morkel, nice detail.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:49 pm

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Superb! Refreshingly different and beautifully presented Morkel. Love it!

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by jerryb on Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:41 pm

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I like the framing of the owl with the branches and bokeh. Good conversion to BW.

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by Missy Mandel on Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:50 pm

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Love this image as it is presented in B/W. Congrats on EP!

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