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    Default Burrowing Owl in Flight with June Bug

    From a series of owl in flight shots I managed to take yesterday morning... Thanks for looking and, as always, would appreciate any C&C...

    The two issues I already see myself, one is the direction of the light that has put the underwings in shadow, and one is perhaps the less than ideal wing position...

    Nikon D5, 600mm f/4E, f/5.6, 1/5000", ISO 500, on monopod and on a sunny morning, processed in C1Pro and PS CC...

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    Looks like a terrific shot w prey, would you be able to post this larger? 1800x1200 up to 600KB

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    Quote Originally Posted by annmpacheco View Post
    Looks like a terrific shot w prey, would you be able to post this larger? 1800x1200 up to 600KB
    Thanks, and Done...

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    Very cool shot Kambiz, head and the prey are both sharp and love the BG. Light was a bit harsh here creating shade on the pupil and the image has a red/orange cast that can be removed in PP. finally the bird is a bit too large in the frame, I would loosen the crop it's an easy task even if RAW doesn't have room, you can easily extend canvas. The prey is very cool BTW

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    Lovely BG, dead-on focus on the eyes looking right at you, full wing spread and tail flare---an excellent image Kambiz

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    I'm not seeing the full image for some reason, with the canvas cut at right (the thunmbnail seems fine though). As for what I can see, I like the incoming flight path, sharpness on the eyes, and golden tones of the warm light. Very cool colourful prey item!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    I'm not seeing the full image for some reason, with the canvas cut at right (the thunmbnail seems fine though). As for what I can see, I like the incoming flight path, sharpness on the eyes, and golden tones of the warm light. Very cool colourful prey item!
    I had the same problem Daniel--fixed by clicking on, and dragging to the right, the right hand edge of my browser page..

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    Looking real good here...Lovely colours throughout, with a nice flight pose with good details.. The prey adds.

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    Very nice. The prety is pretty neat as well. Agree with the bird being too tight in the frame. The colors of the background match the bird nicely.

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    Just an awesome frame most any of us would love to have.. Congrats.
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    Quote Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi View Post
    Very cool shot Kambiz, head and the prey are both sharp and love the BG. Light was a bit harsh here creating shade on the pupil and the image has a red/orange cast that can be removed in PP. finally the bird is a bit too large in the frame, I would loosen the crop it's an easy task even if RAW doesn't have room, you can easily extend canvas. The prey is very cool BTW

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    Thank you so much Arash.. Yes, it was an open field on a sunny day, so the light turned rather harsh fairly quickly. Will work on the color cast and extending the canvas.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Smith View Post
    Lovely BG, dead-on focus on the eyes looking right at you, full wing spread and tail flare---an excellent image Kambiz
    Thanks a lot Bob...

    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    I'm not seeing the full image for some reason, with the canvas cut at right (the thunmbnail seems fine though). As for what I can see, I like the incoming flight path, sharpness on the eyes, and golden tones of the warm light. Very cool colourful prey item!
    Thank you so much Daniel... Not sure what the issue was in my posting of the larger image.

    Quote Originally Posted by William Dickson View Post
    Looking real good here...Lovely colours throughout, with a nice flight pose with good details.. The prey adds.

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    Thanks a lot Will... The rather funny-looking colorful prey was my own favorite part of the image :)

    Quote Originally Posted by John Mack View Post
    Very nice. The prety is pretty neat as well. Agree with the bird being too tight in the frame. The colors of the background match the bird nicely.
    Thank you so much John...

    Quote Originally Posted by dankearl View Post
    Just an awesome frame most any of us would love to have.. Congrats.
    Thanks a lot... Very much appreciate it...

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    Wonderful photo and the bug is simply amazing!

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    Great shot Kam!! Love the beetle with the open wings. Now just get there in the early morning :)
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    Nice shot Kam, love the tones in this, the owl looks awesome with it's tasty snack, well done, Cheers, Merv

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Salem View Post
    Great shot Kam!! Love the beetle with the open wings. Now just get there in the early morning :)
    Thanks a lot Dave... I was there pretty early in the morning... It is just that the stupid owls did not start the action until the sun was further up

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Wonderful photo and the bug is simply amazing!

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    Thanks a lot Artie...

    Quote Originally Posted by Mervyn Marsh View Post
    Nice shot Kam, love the tones in this, the owl looks awesome with it's tasty snack, well done, Cheers, Merv
    Thank you so much Merv...

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