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    From late December, Boundary Bay and either just before sunrise or very close to it. I added to bottom and left and cropped from top and right.
    7D, 500mm, 1/250, f/4, Av, ISO800, Tripod.

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    This is a really nice shot. There is a fair bit of wing blur but I like it because the face is tack sharp.Good sense of motion here. Was your SS only 1/250? Pretty amazing to get the bird sharp at that speed.The pink in the BG sky really enhances this image as well. Good work with the PP. No nits from me
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    Thanks Gail. Yes 1/250. It was very early and I was fooling around and really surprised that I had two out of three or four that turned out sharp on the face. Lucky day or lucky Dave but either way I was pleased.

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    Very nice Dave, love the feel to this, hope to nail this in the next week, if its not raining and blowing a gale!!!!

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    It's amazing that you managed to pull it off at 1/250 sec. Very nice flight shot, Dave.

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    Love the sky color so much here, Dave. I like the sense of motion implied by the wing blur. Great comp too. Nicely done.

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    Thanks everyone. Steve you coming this way?

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    Pretty awesome Dave. You must've panned perfectly to get the face, body and tail sharp. The wing blur adds to this image imo. I love the bg and light. Excellent image.

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    nice eye contact and pose, the wing blur is a bit too much but you did well given the tough conditions
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    Very pretty, Dave. Love the pastel sky. Did you do anything to the eye? It looks unnaturally bright to me.

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    Very sweet colours in the background Dave. Nice detail on the sharp part. I would prefer less wing blur but still think it's a great shot.

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    Very nice shot, lovely detail, I too was a little uncertain about the eye, it appears to have a very high contrast indeed (??)

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    Hi Dave, sweet light, and I like the flying pose. Sharp where it counts, well exposed, and just love the hint of pink in the sky. You have done extremely well for a ss of 1/250

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    Thanks everyone.
    Grace and Jonathon I did go back and have a look at the unchanged RAW file and not really noticeable change in the eye, although I did do a small UM mask on it. Owl was directly down stream of the available light and perhaps the bluish tones of the photo make the yellow eye pop a bit more.

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    Dave, stunning shot. so many things to like here. I liked the wings blur....that purple band in the BG behind the owl...how cool is that? whites, details, the eye, comp...well done.

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    Perfect flight shot and great details.

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