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    Osceola County, FL - 1D3, 500mm, hand held, 1/1250, F4, ISO 1000, manual exposure
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    Wow Jim, I like everything about this one. Even with the back lighting you managed to bring out great detail on the front, especially those eyes. Very little noise for 1000 ISO. Excellent.

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    SWEET,SWEET,SWEET Jim! love the backlight!

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    Nice! You had to be having a rush when the owl came in like that.

    I find it very interesting that the GHO have so many color differences. Even in the local area here I notice a difference and often in those in the forest as compared to in the high desert.

    Thank for sharing this.

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    Its nice having a workable subject! I like the wide open wings and backlighting. Wish the horizon break wasn't through the middle of Mr. GHO.

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    Jim:

    Nicely done with balance of backlighting with frontal illumination.

    I do appreciate the point that Mike made about the bg line cutting through the bird, but the lighting on the bird is so good that it dominates ones attention.

    Cheers

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    Hi Jim, Pretty nice!!! Great pose providing a fantastic view of the body and underside of the wings. The backlight on the wings is a nice effect. Good detail and sharp; very impressive for a 500mm at 1/250s hand held. Heck it would be very good for a tripod and a much faster shutter speed. Thanks for sharing.

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    Jim ,
    Above all , I am loving that talon position very much
    TFS

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    I really like the backlighting that brings out the wing detail! Great flight capture.

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    Really outstanding Jim.

    Was the bird called in?

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    Wow ! Like the light and the pose !!

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    Fantastic pose, made even more dramatic by the back light. I assume this bird was coming to bait - one just doesn't get that lucky walking around! In any case it is a beautiful image resulting from careful planning.

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    Wow , One of the best flight shot of Owl that I have ever seen , sharp with nice pose.

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    Wow Jim, this one blows my mind! The horizon line is slightly distracting, but the strength of the image carries it anyway. Well done!!

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    Total killer one this Jim Bhai, nicely done, loved that pose..

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    The bird was called with a recording, but not baited.
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    one **** of a image,i too feel the sky line cutting the image,but thats the nature,cant have everything in one frame.

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