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    Here is another take on an earlier posting, accessed whilst still away, but looking forward to doing more Owls in the next week with more BPN folk.

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    Subject: Short eared owl on branch, on whiteout BKG (Asio flammeus)
    Location: UK
    Camera: Canon MKIV
    Lens: 500f/4, plus 2x - HH
    Exposure: 1/500s at f/8 ISO400 +1.33 stop compensation
    Crop: Slight crop (original capture vertical)
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    Super perch and bird, nit picky suggestion #1 would be to clone out the smaller branches below but that's really nit picky. Love the eyes as they stand out so much from the white background.
    Now am I reading right, you HH your 500 with a 2x converter at 1/400 sec and got that detail? Is nikon IS that much better?
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    Lovely pose with direct eye contact. Perch is fine with me. Light angle seems off a bit but sometimes you take what you can get and you did very well. I do wonder if a tripod would have made a difference for fine detail even with a sharp looking photo.

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    Hi Steve,
    This is really nice. The face is tack sharp and I like the perch and the moss.Well done,
    Gail

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    Gorgeous exposure and detail. I have put some perches out for "my owls" but they tend to use them when I am not there!

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    Thanks guys.

    Is nikon IS that much better?
    No idea Stan.

    I do wonder if a tripod would have made a difference
    Not practical in this instance Dave.

    Gail, this printed out 1m high, the quality even then was impressive.

    Jonathan I found these three birds quartering the surrounding fields, this took 2 days to nail, with a bit of luck. The tree is part of an old hedgerow, no prop. As you know these birds for us are quite skittish.

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    Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

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