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    Here's another shot from my recent travels. Although it was a sunny afternoon (shot at 12:25pm), I was fortunate to get a few periods of passing clouds, during which the light as not too bad. I crawled on the ground approaching the bird and stayed low enough to get the clear background I was after. I wanted to minimize the blurred blades of grass in the foreground, but shooting higher would ruin the background, so this image is the compromise I settled on. The white splotches in the left foreground are flowers.

    Image was captured with a Canon 1D Mark II N, Canon 300mm f2.8 IS lens with 1.4x extender, Av mode 1/160 sec at f9, exposure compensation at - 1 1/3 stops, hand-held with fill flash, ISO 100. Photo is from Brian Piccolo Park in Fort Lauderdale.

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    Sharp, good basic COMP, and nice eyes! The dark strip at the top and the single flower centered in front of the bird are problematic for me.
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    I was just there yesterday. Never seen so many owls in one location.

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    lovely image. liked those eyes. lovely details with neat BG.

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    The white balance seems a little off...the owl has an almost purplish hue to it. Great stare you were able to get! :-)

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    nice shot Tim.. i may have cloned out the flower up front, and I don't think the flash helped the image, i like the background and natural setting. I only have a short visit with these owls in Cape Corral, and it sure was a treat., wonderful birds.

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