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    Default Florida Burrowing Owl Fledgling

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    I was on Marco Island, Florida sitting on the ground photographing this fledgling owl. To my surprise it decided to test it wings, rising off the ground and flapping furiously. I didn't have time to change the shutter speed, I had to play the hand that was dealt. I managed to keep the focus point on the face but the shutter speed did not freeze the wings, so there is motion blur. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    Quite nice flight frame of this owl. I like the pose and that green background. The framing is right on.

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    Nice Effort, not bad, focus hit the feet, but also the face.. I don't how many times I have done the same thing.
    Just crank up the SS and let the chips fall...
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    pretty cool and intense eye contact did you do some work in his left eye? looks a tad grainy there might have been in the shadow. softer light would have been ideal

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    Quote Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi View Post
    pretty cool and intense eye contact did you do some work in his left eye? looks a tad grainy there might have been in the shadow. softer light would have been ideal

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    Hi Arash, thanks for viewing and commenting. No work other than the normal global adjustments to the image was done on the left eye. Here is a repost with the contrast reduced, after reading your comment regarding the light I revisited the image.
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    hi Joseph, perfect.

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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.
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