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Barred Owl Watches Sunset

Barred Owl Watches Sunset

With only a small bit of light able to get through the thick forest canopy a bright sunbeam illuminates the head of the barred owl like a spotlight on a dark st...
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With only a small bit of light able to get through the thick forest canopy a bright sunbeam illuminates the head of the barred owl like a spotlight on a dark stage.

ISO 640 - f-4.0 - 1-320s - 300mm - Handheld - Natural Light

Canon EOS 5D Mk2 Body and Canon EF 300mm f-2.8L IS USM Lens.

Photographed in Bloomington, Minnesota on 8-19-2014 at 6:30 PM
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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 640 Shutter 1/320

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