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Golden Eye

Golden Eye

A play on the James Bond movie "Golden Eye". This is a rescued Long Eared Owl named "Louis" that I photographed in Montana. The only post pr...
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A play on the James Bond movie "Golden Eye". This is a rescued Long Eared Owl named "Louis" that I photographed in Montana. The only post production I did was to crop it really tight to just focus on his eye since I thought the color was so gorgeous.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 200/1

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upload_date

Oct, 2015

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3078

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Awards

People's Choice in A SINGLE Eye Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+37

Absolute Masterpiece

+10

Top Choice

+9

Superb Composition

+8

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

Superior Skill

Love it

Magnificent Capture

Virtuoso

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