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Posted by Alan Melle on Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:56 pm

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Not my favorite sky by any means but overcast was the order of the day when I was at the Sax-Zim Bog area in MN at Christmas.

D70, 600mm f/4 & 1.4xTC, beanbag, ISO 400, 1/125 @ f5.6

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by john on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:04 pm
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Great pose and comp. Too bad about the sky, but that's photography.
 

by Cindy Marple on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:59 pm
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I like high key so this works for me. Nice one Alan!
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by ebkw on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:33 pm
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That is a serious look! Can't get enough of these birds. Nice shot, Alan. I'm having to get used to this kind of sky.
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by Paul Skoczylas on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:50 pm
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He looks angry!

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Nice shot. I like the vertical twig beside the owl--it and the horizontal perch frames the owl nicely.

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:59 pm
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Nice comp and image.
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by KK Hui on Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:14 am
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A little soft but is a very :roll: fine image, Alan!
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by Miguel Lasa on Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:43 am
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great shot
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by LHays on Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:39 am
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You had no option on the sky.....and most that I've seen posted are the same due to the weather. You take what you get with the BG.....but oh what a nice bird to place it in. I love the look he's giving you. What an experience it must have been to see all those owls. Nice job!!
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by Jim Neely on Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:14 am
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Good looking owl. The composition is nice.

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by fredcor on Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:37 am
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Very nice, Alan.
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by Harold Stiver on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:21 am
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I like the composition, Alan. The body plumage looks a tad soft but this might just be because it's so fine. Well done!
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by AForns on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:46 am
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I like the high Key Sky !!!! Does look like an angry bird !!!!!

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by Justin C on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:59 am
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Nicely captured.
I don't mind the white sky as it gives more emphasis and impact on the bird.
Great eye-contact and he does indeed look a little stern.
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by Michael Dossett on Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:38 pm
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I like the look he is giving you but I'm not generally a fan of high key images. You work with what you are given though, right? A nice capture overall.
 

by Mike Wilson on Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:23 pm
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Well done. It looks hungry. :D
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by Kim Steininger on Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:08 pm
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The white sky doesn't bother me either in this image. Great shot Alan! :D
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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:16 pm
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Love it, Alan. Very slightly soft.
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