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Wet Great Horned Owl

Wet Great Horned Owl

It was an incredibly hot summer day and the birds were overheating, so the wrangler sprayed them with water to cool them off. Not sure if they liked it or not, ...
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It was an incredibly hot summer day and the birds were overheating, so the wrangler sprayed them with water to cool them off. Not sure if they liked it or not, but the water drops with the bird created an impressionistic image.
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS

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settings

Aperture 10/1 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 300/1

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upload_date

Aug, 2016

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24

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Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

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