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    Jeff Nadler
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    Default northern hawk owl: The Stare

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    Canon 40D, 500mm F4 x2, manual focus, F8

    Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
    Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
    Aperture: 8
    Exposure mode: Av
    Exposure compensation: +1 2/3
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Evaluative
    ISO: 800
    Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +2.0x
    Focal length: 1000mm
    AF mode: Manual Focus
    Image size: 2592 x 3888
    Image quality: Raw
    White balance: Auto
    Last edited by Jeff Nadler; 02-01-2009 at 01:25 PM.

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    Art Kornienko
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    High Jeff, rather nice shot, is this the largest size that you can post here and did you really need the 2X to get close enough to him? Also the perch looks really big in proportion to the NHW, almost making the owl look smaller than it is.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    I like the angle, details and inquisitive pose. The bird is a bit centered for my taste. Could you post the complete specs?

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    Jeff Nadler
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    Quote Originally Posted by Axel Hildebrandt View Post
    I like the angle, details and inquisitive pose. The bird is a bit centered for my taste. Could you post the complete specs?

    done, added above

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    I like the simple comp and the stare - especially because it is not looking down the lens barrel, but at something else in its environment. The perch size doesn't bother me and I think a more-or-less centered comp works well here. It may be an optical illusion, but I wonder if a CW rotation would help? Well done.

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    Jeff, Another nice pose captured by you! Iam hoping the VT NHO is still around when I get back over there next week. Bob

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    Lovely bird. I am not a huge fan of the composition though; maybe move it more to the left...
    Also the darker top of the perch makes me look down to it's feet but those eyes are intense

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    The eyes have it! Great capture

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