laurenkaymyers

Saw Whet Owl-Close-413

Saw Whet Owl-Close-413

Captured this at a nature center. I LOVE owls!

Captured this at a nature center. I LOVE owls!
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NIKON D610

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settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 2600/10

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May, 2015

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Awards

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Winner in Show Me Your Favorite Bird Photo Challenge

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Contest Finalist in Animal Eyes Photo Contest

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So g-o-o-d!!!

such beautiful work!

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AMAZING CAPTURE AND CLARITY.

Very intense he is wonderful, a really nice capture.

Great closeup!

GREAT capture!

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Amazing pic!

What an impact those eyes had...love this!

Great shot Lauren

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Fabulous closeup!

Great shot and clarity, Congratulations on the win. Well done!

Mesmerizing shot! Superb.

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Voted Animals up close for this fantastic image. Excellent choice of Aperture, detail is beautiful and choice of crop draw up right in - Close and Personal !!!

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Meant to congratulate you as well on your 'Wins' for this shot!!! I can understand why it won-so beautiful!

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This is a WOW!!!
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Wonderful capture! Great tones! Thank you for joining my "Birds of Prey" challenge! Good Luck!

Congratulations on winning my challenge and thanks for taking the time to enter it.

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Excellent photo! Thank you for entering my challenge! Good Luck!

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This is so great! I saw one this week but it was still dark so I didn’t get it on camera. Darn.

Awesome. Perfect framing, I love it.

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Exceptional composition and beautiful detail

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Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to my “Best Owl” photo challenge! I have placed it in my favorites from which the winner will be chosen. Best wishes!

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