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Challenge: Darkness II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
Location: Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Date: May 2, 2009
Aperture: f/4.9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2009

 Great Horned Owl

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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 05/12/2009 10:19:07 PM
Good take.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/09/2009 04:35:10 PM
Nice shot of this owl, but overall it has only loose connections to the theme of Darkness.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 05/08/2009 01:02:22 PM
Not dark enough for this challenge in my opinion
Olympus E-520
Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus
 05/07/2009 08:17:40 PM
When first viewed, there was a vague feeling that something wasn't right. On the third look, it became apparent that the head and throat were moving creating a slightly out of focus look that wasn't complimentary to the rest of the image by comparision to the detail of the still tree. Additionally, the lighting isn't the best, but that is probably the result of a overly bland indirect instead of direct lighting.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 05/07/2009 07:13:57 AM
love the irony :)
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
 05/06/2009 02:59:45 AM
Yes, it is normally dark...........
However, this photo, while technically an alright photo of an owl, struggles to really connect me to the challenge topic. The entire image is too light. It looks to have been taken in the day. The colours do not contrast enough, with the owl's head merging into the surrounding tree. The crop also doesn't work for me. Tight around the bird and quiet narrow, it just seems awkward
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 05/06/2009 01:46:43 AM
doesnt really fit this challenge for me
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
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