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    i was just packing up when this guy turnd up,i was to far away so wile he was hunting about 1 mile away i walked out onto the marsh and got hidden in some long grass just had to waite then :)
    1dmk3 500f4isL 1/1600 f4 iso 400 cropped quite a bit here to show the bird
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    Talk about eye contact!!! hahahaha.. Love the pose and the light, the face looks great although the body is a little soft. Other than that and a bit more room (just a bit all arround) I love it!!! Congratulations!

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    Do like the direct eye contact a lot !!!


    Great looking bg and wing position Would increase contrast in feathers will give it more pop Excellent !!!

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    Holy Molly !!! Can't believe my eyes. Magnificient !

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    I'm a little jealous right now...tried for a good image of these all winter with nothing nearly as good resulting. Lovely background, lovely bird.

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    Great pose, eye contact and BG. I would give it a bit more room top and left and sharpen the wings some more.

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    I feel a WOW coming on, the detail is fantastic and the eye contact is amazing. I hope to get some images this winter.
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    Thanks for comments im still learning PP work and how far to go without going over the top .
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    head looks good but body looks a little softer but that doesn't bother me with the eye contact going on. I vote for leaving a little more room behind the bird when cropping.

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    I love this image and wish that it were mine but felt that it could have been improved. For the repost I added canvas, sharpened the near wing, and lightened the dark side of the face just a bit. It is interesting to note that the pupil in the bird's left eye is opened much wider than the pupil in the right eye.
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    Thanks Arthur you really brought out more detail than i could its trasformed the wing ,i had not seen the eye diffrence in the pupil .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    It is interesting to note that the pupil in the bird's left eye is opened much wider than the pupil in the right eye.
    Good job on the the original and with the repost.

    Astute observation concerning the pupil. I suppose it would make sense since the owls left eye is shaded more then the right and thus needs a larger aperture to let additional light in.

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    Wonderful shot and the repost adds much. I've noticed owl pupils can differ depending whether in light or shadow. Those eyes are finely tuned!

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    Great image in every respect.
    You nailed the focus just where you had to, between the bird's eyes.
    The soft right wing doesn't bother me, as that's a depth of field result from the wing being closer to the lens.
    Not meaning to quibble too much, but while the bird is looking in your direction, I don't think there's any direct 'eye contact' going on here.
    It is looking slightly above and to the right of your position.
    Nevertheless, it's a stunning photo!

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    This is one heck of an image. Fantastic head turn and eye contact, nice buttery twin tone BG and gorgeous light. What more can one ask for?! Congratulations!

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