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    Default Barn owl (Tyto alba)

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    Image captured this morning about an hour after sunrise, hand held, positioned directly in front of a hedge, kneeling down in the grass.
    Olympus : E-M1X
    Lens focal length : 420 mm
    Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 841.0mm
    Metering mode : Pattern
    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO Sensitivity : 100
    Exposure compensation : -1.7 EV
    Shutter speed : 1/1600 sec
    Aperture : F5.6
    Flash : OFF

    ACR & PSCC

    I don't know why but the image appears more saturated (gold/tan) in the browser than it does in PS. I have checked that the browser is set to sRGB.

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    Love the light and shadow in this one. I am one who prefers subject going about their business (here looking for prey) than looking at me. You might ever so lightly brighten the eye and increase contrast on same. I have experienced the same thing on the saturation and in my case found it to be my perception based on surrounding background. That is the background your canvas sits on. TFS

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    Hi Jon. A fine flight shot of the barn owl. Good colors and exposure. I like his gaze fixed down on something.

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    Hey Jon, that's not too shabby.

    Very reflective of the time of day, colours look good and I'm OK with the eye, it's in shadow so if you lift it, I think it would look odd, like the wing pose too. Personally I might have squeezed the ISO to 200 for a tad more SS, irrespective of the IS system, better to have too much than too little here.

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    Jon:

    One of my favorite birds. Going about his business, framing gives him room to gaze into, works well with this pose. Ideally perhaps the light angle a bit more behind you, but the shadows do add a bit more depth to the image.

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    I like it a lot as the is an almost impossible subject on this side of the pond. I'd like it better cropped to 3X2 and even better with the sun behind you. But still envious.

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    Hi Jon .. glad you got out early and found his guy flying by .
    All works for me and I do have no golden glow on my screen ...I am with Artie regarding the standard ratio 3x2 .

    I am 50/50 about the eye , at least I would give it a try and lighten it with a gentle hand .

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    Ditto all above especially 3 x 2. I always prefer straight down the barrel eye contact but this one could work if the eye was brighter more visible. given BG is plain I'd crop tighter too

    the colors look dead on for a barn owl to my eye.

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    Well captured Jon....love it...never seen a Barn Owl for years up here. I wouldn't change a thing...Well done

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    Love the image, the intense look of concentration. I might try to do a little dodging on the face.

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    Quite nice. Like the pose and the light. Framing is right on. Love the alert look.

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    Thanks for your comments every one, I had a real blast yesterday morning, the lighting proved rather challenging being early the bird was in bright light then shadow against bright background and against light background. I will go back again and also try just using the prime lens, i.e. without the converter.
    I did lift the eye slightly - any more as mentioned and I think it would look false, I did adjust light and dark plumage, again lifting the shadows more gave a slightly false representation.

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