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deannefortnam
March 09, 2017
Beautiful! great shot. Just love that you've caught this cutie out of its hole. I don't believe I've ever seen one just perching like this!
adavies
April 02, 2017
Love this! Great capture...he looks all fluffy and ruffled! Beautiful, Cher! :)
mcampi
April 06, 2017
Love your Owls, its so much nicer to see them in the wild then tied down somewhere..
Eddieuuu071
April 17, 2017
Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to this challenge! I have added it to my favorite list!
laurenkaymyers
April 29, 2017
This is the best shot of have seen of the Eastern Screech Owl that I have seen. The composition is excellent.
Eddieuuu071
May 28, 2017
I wanted you to know that your photo finished in the top six in the Zoom Challenge! Congratulations!
lizziemellis
April 14, 2018
One of my favourites..Voted Everything Nature, as with all your wonderful birds of prey..Good Luck Cher:-)
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Location
This photograph of the Eastern Screech Owl was taken in the country where there are many wild birds of prey who fly free but there is also a facility where birds of prey now live as they are unable to be released back into the wild for one reason or another. It is called Mountsberg Raptor Centre which is located near Campbellford, Ontario.Time
This photograph was taken on a beautiful cool winter's day at 10:30 a.m.Lighting
No flash was required with this photograph as it was taken in the morning and had the light of day.Equipment
I used my Canon camera which was hand held. I do not have expensive camera equipment nor do I believe that you need to have an expensive camera to capture a beautiful photograph. The camera does not take the photograph but the photographer does.Inspiration
I have always loved any birds of prey. I find them to be so regal, graceful, swift and powerful that they just amaze me. When the opportunity arose to photograph the birds of prey, I jumped at it.Editing
The only minor post-processing I did on this photograph was to cropped it a bit and then I used Photomatix to make the photograph a bit more vibrant! Otherwise what you see is what came straight out of my camera.In my camera bag
In my camera bag I carry my Canon camera, extra batteries, various filters, lens filter cleaner and extra memory cards.Feedback
I believe that every photograph tells a story, so make your photograph tell a story. Photography changes the way you see things. You notice colours, textures, people, nature … everything around you looks different when you start to see the world through a lens. Have fun and enjoy doing what you love doing, which is taking photographs. Don’t follow your dreams … chase them!