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    Default Barred Owl from Lake Blue Cypress

    From Lake Blue Cypress. Jim Neiger sure knows how to find owls!

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    Doug:

    Excellent pose and angle in frame to show both sides of the wings.
    Sharp, well exposed, pretty good DOF.

    Framing wise, perhaps a bit tight for my tastes.

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    Doug:

    Great subject, sharpness, composition and background. Well done, as usual!

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    Terrific image with great light , wing pose and BG , Excellent
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    Love the shot..BG is killer for sure.
    Just scream out 'who cooks for you..." the owls will come out..

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    I'd like more eye contact, but one can't have everything. The dead-on exposure is particularly impressive.

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    Jim Neiger sure knows how to find owls! .... and you know how to get the perfect shot. Good flying posture Doug, sharp, and just love the feather detail. Cool BG too. A slight turn of the head would have been great.

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    Excellent Doug love the pose and details!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie View Post
    A slight turn of the head would have been great.
    No doubt about that Stuart. I picked this frame because it had the best wing position and nicest BG. Unfortunately, the owl didn't make eye contact in any of the images in this flight sequence.
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    This one is about as good as it gets for all of the above reasons. I am fine with the framing and love the wing position and the sharpness. Is the BKGR as is out of camera. It looks very sweet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Is the BKGR as is out of camera. It looks very sweet.
    Thanks Artie. I removed a small brown area or two, but otherwise it's true to the RAW file.
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    Thanks; it looks soft and lovely.
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    THIS is a stunning shot almost 3d like too.
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    Nice pop here Doug Bhai, loved the DOF too.. sweet looking bird this.. TFS

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    Thanks for the comments and feedback everyone.
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    Cracker Doug. A brillimat Fligh shot.

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