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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to DutchOrca [2010-02-21 17:27:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you! Was trying to get something 'different' so I'm glad you think I acheived it.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Cwylldren [2010-02-11 14:32:34 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Cwylldren In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2010-02-11 15:11:48 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Praetori [2010-02-11 01:24:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you, that is exactly what I thought too! I was trying to find an angle that people rarely see an owl from and I think this was the best I could come up with in this setting.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to Aissyla [2010-02-11 01:27:18 +0000 UTC]

thank you

I always love how curved they are.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to meihua [2010-02-11 01:30:14 +0000 UTC]

thats a shame, I was lucky that I had my 400mm lens with me that day, so could get zoomed in enough to get the shot. This is of a captive bird too which helps!

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meihua In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2010-02-11 01:41:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, my lens only goes up to 200 mm

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to meihua [2010-02-11 14:44:16 +0000 UTC]

technically mine 'only' does 200mm too but I've got a teleconverter that doubles the range, very handy and much cheaper than buying a lens capable of 400mm!

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meihua In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2010-02-11 22:13:33 +0000 UTC]

I need to get myself one of those!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to meihua [2010-02-11 23:53:08 +0000 UTC]

they are very useful, but I don't always use mine because it can mean a decline in clarity of the image, for example when I'm trying to shoot action shots I don't use it because I won't get super sharp 'frozen in motion' look I like. But if the subject is relatively still then its very good

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DutchOrca In reply to lightrae [2010-02-16 13:38:30 +0000 UTC]

That's usually the first things people ask; "does it bite?" They never realise the main weapons are those crushing talons.

Once you have had one of these birds on your fist, you'll respect them!

Most people also ask if the birds always come back when we let them fly. And yes, they do come back every time, otherwise they wouldn't be here anymore, would they?

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to lightrae [2010-02-02 10:35:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you, and you are so right, people do normally forget about the talons, thats why I put the little tennis ball fact in there!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to kittywinter [2010-02-01 23:48:02 +0000 UTC]

thank you I was trying to think of a way to photograph an owl that people don't normally focus on, didn't turn out too bad

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to JRL5 [2010-02-01 23:48:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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