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Spotted Eagle-Owl

Spotted Eagle-Owl

My grand daughter spotted this owl while we was driving in Marievale Bird Sancturry, South Africa, I did not believed her but turned around and there it was....
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My grand daughter spotted this owl while we was driving in Marievale Bird Sancturry, South Africa, I did not believed her but turned around and there it was.
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camera

Canon EOS 750D

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 181/1

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2018

Views

180

Likes

+28

Awards

Peer Award

+5

Magnificent Capture

Top Choice

Superior Skill

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

Categories

Platinum

Beautiful Capture with the colors of the owl and the tree and leaves complementing each other so well. I wonder if you considered cropping out the dark tree trunk on the left border. Seems like you wouldn't lose anything from the composition to my eye. You have nice dark contrast from the under side of the branch the owl is sitting on. In any case, wonderful capture and composition.

Thank you. You have a good point.

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