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    Elf Owl female in Saguaro cactus nest. An image from my recent Arizona Nightbirds Safari.
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    Rick Bowers
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    Cool to see an owl nest in a cactus. Eye contact and sharpness look good, too. I would try to get more details in the black area above the owl. It would probably also work as a vertical crop.

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    Very nice Rick! Like the eyes/head sharp and selectively focused. I remember "back in the day" photographing one of these guys with you at the Santa Rita Lodge in the utility pole hole! Back when the lodge had a resturant!

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    Rick:

    The eyes are great. Nice to have enough cactus showing to tell what it is.
    I might consider toning down/burning in the lighter area of cactus just below the hole, and consider a small vignette of the corners to keep our attention from wandering out of the frame.

    Great fun.

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