Short-eared Owl

Posted by Mako_Elite on Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:18 am

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Shot few days ago. Owl was resting between the flights.
Fair amount of crop using D4 in DX (1.5X crop mode).
Processed with sepia tones.

D4, 200-500mm f/5.6
1/1250, ISO-2800, f/5.6, VR-ON, handheld.

Please click on the image for uncompressed view, thank you.

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by Ron Day on Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:34 pm

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What a great back pose with cupped wings and a head turn exposing the eye. The composition is brilliant. Well done, Ludo.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:14 am

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Great view-different and interesting-like the pose and perch!

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:18 am

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Interesting pose and complementing BG.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:35 pm

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I love the different pose, Ludo - and that one piercing eye looking back. I don't feel the sepia adds anything to the image, but that's just my 2 cents worth.

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