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    I captured this in Central Florida, from the same series previously posted, Nikon D850 Handheld and Nikkor 500mm f4 from a boat.

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    Looking forward to your comments and critiques, they will be greatly appreciated.

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    Last edited by Arthur Morris; 02-23-2019 at 06:53 PM.

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    Very nice Juan. Is this at Lake Blue Cypress? Was the owl called in?
    Owl is nice and sharp and separated very nicely from the background. Wing position is excellent.
    I find that the OOF diagonal branch that is touching the bird's left wingtip pulls my eye away from the owl. I would remove it or soften the edges.
    Well done,
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    Good job hand holding but a bit too much habitat for my taste.

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    The Owl looks great, sharp, a lot of DOF.
    The BG is authentic but overpowering.
    I would just desaturate enough to not look fake but you could take it down enough
    to make the Owl more the focus.
    I would be really happy with this photo....
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    This is just great. Detailed and sharp and perfect exposure. I also do not mind the habitat at all. I think it looks perfect. These owls typically live in swamps and this shows the habitat perfectly for me. I would not change a single thing.

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    Hi Juan, beautiful bird, great wing position, color and detail look good. A little more separation of the bird from the trees would have taken this over the top. It would be difficult to smooth it out but I might try if mine. Thank you for sharing.
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    Nailed this one Juan - did the flight path bring him parallel to you at all so he was evenly lit? I like the environment ion the shot

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Poole View Post
    Nailed this one Juan - did the flight path bring him parallel to you at all so he was evenly lit? I like the environment ion the shot

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    Thank you for the comment Mike. No, never flew straight to me, this is one of the images with greater visibility of the left eye. I think I have one evenly lit on one side.
    Last edited by Juan Tolentino; 02-24-2019 at 10:56 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    Very nice Juan. Is this at Lake Blue Cypress? Was the owl called in?
    Owl is nice and sharp and separated very nicely from the background. Wing position is excellent.
    I find that the OOF diagonal branch that is touching the bird's left wingtip pulls my eye away from the owl. I would remove it or soften the edges.
    Well done,
    Gail
    Hi Gail, thank you for the comment. Yes, Blue Cypress Lake. Both male and female where already back into the woods and we were about to leave to another location, when we saw one coming out we knew the other one was about to do the same and we got ready. The second bird came out and I was able to get this series of sharp images.

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    Looks spot on. Like the pose,light and the enivironment here. Well done.

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    Beautiful Shot. I hope to see them during my up coming Trip.

    I do like this shot but I wish for cleaner background.

    TFS

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    I like the flight angle, IQ, setting and composition works for me. Very good Juan.

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    Terrific shot. Good thinking to anticipate the flight of the second bird. I'm fine with the setting.

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    Thank you all for the C & C. Much appreciated!


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