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    Camera Canon EOS 7D
    Exposure (1/1250)
    Aperture f/5.6
    Focal Length 400 mm
    ISO Speed 400
    Last edited by Jason Lee; 08-02-2012 at 04:11 PM.

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    Hi Jason,
    You were very fortunate to have such a close encounter with this owl and a clean BG.
    The image needs some shadows and highlights work to open up the dark areas of the body.
    I wish the eyes were open .I would sharpen the face.
    Good comp and diagonal perch,
    Gail

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    Very nice opportunity here. I too would prefer the eyes open but here with the eyes closed you have a tranquil feel to the image as it seems as if the owl is peacefully soaking in the warm sunlight. Excellent perch, and yes quite unusual to see a GHO so much out in the open. I'm OK with the indirect light angle. I'd have like the subject higher in the frame by poiting your lens down a bit more. Great stuff!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    Hi Jason,
    You were very fortunate to have such a close encounter with this owl and a clean BG.
    The image needs some shadows and highlights work to open up the dark areas of the body.
    I wish the eyes were open .I would sharpen the face.
    Good comp and diagonal perch,
    Gail
    I guess I should give some detail of the scene. This was taken in the pre-dawn hours this morning from my kayak. The sun was about half way over the horizon. I wanted to capture the moment where the sun is starting to hit the front of the owl. I also waited about an hour for this guy to open up his eyes more, but he just sat there turning his head every now, and then. I played around with the lighting, contrast, and saturation but didn't like any of my other edits but this one. If I was capturing the true conditions at the moment it would be a lot darker. I may play around with it a bit more later.
    Last edited by Jason Lee; 08-02-2012 at 08:46 PM.

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    Love the sleepy pose and detail in those talons...which just dont seem to be holding onto his perch, personally I like the darker area as it gives a more natural look, beautifully isolated on his rather nice perch and blue sky. I agree with Daniel regarding the bird higher in the frame

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    Very nice shot. I really like the calm feeling of this image. I really dont mind the closed eyes, great perch, and nice lighting.
    Well done.

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