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Posted by ajhand on Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:14 pm

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At the risk of overloading everyone with another shot of my "Yard Barred".....

Canon 1D, 100-400 zoom, ISO 640, Manual 1/500 @ f/8,
550, no beamer, set on manual to 1/4 power.
Prefocused manually.
Manually triggered while viewing the action naked eye.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:18 pm
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A.J. This is awesome. the wing and tail spread is wonderful. The mouse does not look happy :)
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by Jim Neiger on Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:39 pm
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This is just too cool! 8) I wish I had this guy in my back yard. Great job capturing the action!
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by Bill Whala on Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:50 pm
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Wow!! A great wingspread and a mouse. Doesn't get any better. :D
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by AlexC on Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:01 pm
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Wonderful capture and expertly done!!!
For one that loves this kind of shots, I can tell you the view finder is utterly useless in this situation , nothing like a cable release for proper timing, the owl and exposure could not be better and so is the detail!!
Would recommend dark brown or black mice for the next event!!
Congrats!!! 8) 8) 8)
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by Jim Urbach on Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:32 pm
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AJ,

Superb wing spread.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:57 pm
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by Wayne Ellis on Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:01 pm
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Great pose AJ.
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by fredcor on Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:03 pm
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:D :D :D Incredible timing resulting in a great shot. The rest has been said.
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by Mike Wilson on Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:12 pm
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Gorgeous feather display!!! Fantastic owl image.
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by Jim Zipp on Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:16 pm
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Elvis rules!!! :D
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by Wayne Nicholas on Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:58 pm
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Right out of Geographic. Great capture.
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by robert hasty on Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:00 pm
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:shock: Congrats on a great capture!!!!

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by Jim Neely on Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:49 pm
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WOW is the first thing that came to mind.

What a shot and you did very well in capturing it.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:54 pm
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WOW was the first word for me too. This is super cool!
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by BrianS on Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:01 pm
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OK I ditto on the WOW talk -- this is terrific. I can't help but feel bad for the mouse just a little bit.
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by KK Hui on Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:09 pm
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Love the wing spread, the dark BG ...
Very well done, AJ! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:17 pm
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Magnificent! The black background and spread wings are very dramatic. I love this image. That mouse looks more like someone's pet than food though. ;)
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by ajhand on Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:15 pm
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Laura Stiefel wrote:That mouse looks more like someone's pet than food though. ;)
Actually, that's a wild white-footed mouse that I caught in a snap trap in my workshop. They are a vector for Lyme disease, and show up in my house every year in late fall. Here's a quote from the Wellesley College website:

"White-footed mice usually only invade human homes in the fall, when looking for warm winter quarters. They provide major prey for owls, especially screech owls and barred owls."


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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:20 pm
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Actually, that's a wild white-footed mouse that I caught in a snap trap in my workshop. They are a vector for Lyme disease, and show up in my house every year in late fall.
Your mice are much cuter than ours. :) I still can't imagine how great it must be to have this as a yard bird.
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