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    I was in front of my computer, when I jumped up and said;
    It's nice Today, let's go and shoot the Barred Owl. I haven't seen it for about a month now.
    So we went and surely enough I immediately found the Owl.
    My wife's comment was; hey I did not know that you were getting emails from Owls.

    Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
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    EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

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    nice light and good perch, owl looks a bit soft and lacking in feather details.
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    Thanks Arash.
    You are absolutely right.
    I looked at all the pictures and all look soft with and without the 1.4x extender.
    I just did the microadjustment using LensAlign. I'm very dissapointed.
    Unfortunately being winter, I was restricted with the distance to about 7-8 meters inside.
    I guess I'll just disable the microadjustment values for the time being and will do it when the weather allows me to use the proper distance somewhere outside.
    (20-25 times the focal length.)
    Here is one that might look better with some extra sharpening.
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    repost is better here I sharpened a bit more

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    You've been doing well with the owls this year Karl. Both reposts look better both for sharpening and losing the tree on the right (as viewed)

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    Very nice look back pose, the IQ and crop in Arash's rework is a drastic improvement fro the original... TFS Karl!

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    Hi Karl, you are so fortunate to have captured all these owls that you have posting. Im amazed how they can turn their heads literally 180 deg. I like the softer blue of the BG.

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    How fortunate to have this guy at your beck and call. Nicely captured. Second shot is better, and Arash's repost really helps.

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    Hello Karl. Very nice shot. I love the pose and perch. Arash's repost is a great improvement.
    Well done.

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    Nice image Karl! I like the pose, perch and composition. Like Arash's version of your repost.

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