The Art of Extraction
by notbiscuit

Comment by sherpet:
Nice capture.....

The One Eighty
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Comment by Beautiful-Joe:
Unless you have access to some sort of exotic bird sanctuary, I imagine this was difficult to take. Not every day you come across a horned owl.

The Art of Extraction
by notbiscuit

Comment by raish:
Right then, joke's on me as I now have to plough through 564 images and bump them all (yes, all of them) up. There'll be a third run through for fine tuning. It's day two now and I'm running late, sorry.

This could be a tad over-sharpened and, sho' nuff, I could be wrong about that. Either way it's some seriously good macro photography. 7

The One Eighty
by notbiscuit

Comment by citymars:
Beautiful bird. It doesn't say "spin" to me, I'm afraid.

The One Eighty
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Comment by daisypaige:
I think the subject is a WAY to big for the picture.

The One Eighty
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Comment by ashwinmc:
Don't see what this has to do with spinning.

The One Eighty
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Comment by colorcarnival:
LOL ouch! Too bad you could not catch that in slow motion - I bet that would have been an interesting picture. Good luck on your slightly out-of-the-box pic.

The One Eighty
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Comment by snaffles:
ack, he's making my neck sore! 7

The One Eighty
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Comment by pamelasue:
this doesn't convey 'spinning' to me

The One Eighty
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Comment by jasonlprice:
Thats so good, I never would have thought of the owl's ability to spin his head like that and incorperate it into a challenge!

As far as the photo itself I would have liked more room for the owl. It is so close to the edge of the frame that I'm having trouble keeping interest in the photo. I think I would have liked a tighter crop (maybe shoulder up). Anyway, thanks for a great interpretation and photo. 8