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    Default Barred Owl in the Woods.

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    A beautiful Barred Owl, perched low enough, that I came face-to-face with in a forested area very close to home. I went the next day, and it was still there, on the same tree...hopefully setting-up shop for the breeding season!! There are a couple of potential cavities and deep crevices that could be suitable. Time will tell.

    Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, a thin twig running behind the head removed via clone and content aware tools, FF.

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    Hi Dan, great eye contact here, and I like the soft light. The detail around the face shows up nice and sharp, and love the hint of the visible feet tucked around the perch. I hope you get to see more of him, and maybe later a family. I would have maybe cropped away the small section of branch in the ULC.

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    Nicely executed Dan.

    Agree with Stu and a slight crop would easily eliminate it, however I'm not a fan of the branch running through the body in the BKG, but again, easily removed if ethics allow.

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    Nice subject but the BG is too busy for me....
    Dan Kearl

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    I like the soft light and the sprinkle of snow flakes.
    The direct gaze is sweet.
    Since you already cloned out a branch I would clone out the bigger branch running through the body.
    Crop is well executed and I too, love the view of the feet.
    Nice find Dan!

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    Good find; hope he sticks around and raises his family. Great stare. I like the colors of the BG and the hint of snow. I don't mind the branches too much; they're typical owl habitat. If you were to remove the one behind the bird it might call more attention to the others, but maybe worth a try. I might have been tempted to add a low opacity Tonal Contrast or a few points of black to the neutrals of the bird, but that might not be true to the scene.

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    Great opportunity here Dan and as usual you delivered. I'm in 2 minds about cloning the branch through the body. It would certainly make the shot cleaner but it is natural habitat for the bird. Hope you get a good season with them

    Mike

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    Really like this one. Nice to have some snow. The vertical framing is spot on. I don't mind the branches. Gives more of a natural setting.

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