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The Endangered Burrowing Owl
The Endangered Burrowing Owl
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: National Geographic II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Pentax
Location: Cape Coral, FL
Date: Jun 29, 2011
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2011

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Place: 26 out of 117
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/08/2011 08:20:26 AM
Awesome, congrats on the 6+
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 07/06/2011 07:36:55 AM
This is cool that you got the shot, but the quality really isn't there. Some people will likely have already mentioned the noise of the blur. But I would like to point out something that is easy to correct in post processing, chromatic aberration. Notice at the spots how there is the blue/purple area. That's chromatic aberration that is stealing a lot of detail from your photo.
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 07/04/2011 05:03:29 PM
They really do look pissed off don't they? Really engaging image. Of course I can't pick if it's a non-captive bird or not. Still, NG has used both and I think if all else pans out would use this. Depends on the article. The sharp eyes are what make this image. The shallow DOF makes it pop. What I can't seem to pinpoint is why the feathers immediately near the eyes and at the same plane seem less focused. Were the eyes only sharpened? Is it a trait of JPG compression? I could be way off base here and that's OK. Critiquing is far easier after roll over...
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/03/2011 01:00:22 PM
AWESOME..... from shez
The BLUE I THINK
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 07/03/2011 04:37:22 AM
9 for those wonderful eyes.
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 07/02/2011 11:26:11 PM
Very nice, great eyes.
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