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Isaac: Congratulations on getting that long awaited shot! Patience is certainly a virtue in this game isn't it. The stare/eyes on the bird are amazing, as are the colours and detail. Just wondering if you could reduce the flash a tad more to lower the bright section to the left...or even reduce the highlights in pp. Looks like the Nikon gear is a winner!
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Neat shot and well worth the wait, great camouflage.
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Looks darned good to me. You ave mastered the flash as main light stuff. You might consider toning down the bright orange scars (??? -- if that is what they are0.
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Pretty sweet. Love the color scheme highlighting how well hidden these birds can be. Well lit. I love the look at the talons and ear tufts. No nits from me. TFS
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Looks like some sort of fungus. And they are vibrant like that during the day. I think that is why the bird chose that hole. Closest thing to its color.
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Nice how the owl is tucked in there. The crop works very well.
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Ooh...I wish I had this in my files.
It looks great Isaac.
Love the fungus and the tree. Flash work looks good.
A bit of a bummer that the tree trunk above the head is out of the DOF but not a big deal.
Very nice!!
Gail
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Gail that trunk is fairly deep and I am not sure that I could get it in focus. I did try but was not able to. I even considered taking a pic of the back and then cloning it in but it just did not feel right to do that so I left as is.
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I'm not normally a fan of flashed shots, but this one is beautifully executed with just the right power and a lack of really harsh shadows. The OOF trunk ares looks perfectly natural to me, adding a sharpen version would look a little strange to me
Mike
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Beautiful image. Tack sharp, gotta love Nikon's low light AF capabilities.
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Hi Isaac, excellent use of fill flash - its very subtle and works well. I like the colour of this Owl, and he looks nicely nestled in the hole of the tree. Great eye contact. Well captured.
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Lucky dog! I've found a few in holes but never low/close enough to shoot. Still no frame of Eastern, Western, or Whiskered so I'm very envious of this one. So nice he's red! I love the little talons peeking out as well. Perfectly executed!
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This is a beauty Isaac...Your hard work paid off big style here. Love the colours on the owl, intact I love the colours throughout the image. It must have been difficult to spot as it blends so well with the tree. Great stare on a beautiful bird. Nice one.
Will
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Awesome shot! I’ve been searching high and low for one of these too, albeit for much, much less time than you have. Glad the persistence finally paid off with such a great capture of one of these elusive birds.