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Ranger Rick
Ranger Rick
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Challenge: Magazine Cover (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990
Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Date: Jun 4, 2003
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2003

An adult wild Western Screech Owl in my back yard. It was with mate and four young. Through Pentax 80mm spotting scope at 20x. Minimum focus, i.e. 40 feet.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 232
Avg (all users): 5.6816
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 5.5691
Avg (non-participants): 5.7951
Views since voting: 980
Votes: 245
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2003 02:51:30 AM
My first comments - the light patches would make text positioning difficult but everything else is really good. Nice image.
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06/16/2003 09:09:24 PM
Looks like a bit of vignetting here. I wish I would ever see something like this in nature, however. 7
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06/16/2003 01:08:30 PM
very nice how the white of the background compliments the subject, and the green helps it stand out. very nice.
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06/15/2003 02:21:19 PM
This is a lovely shot, especially the focus - I like that the background doesn't intrude, yet you can see details of the branch and feathers that are just incredible. Very appropriate to the magazine, thematically and in tone, as well.
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06/14/2003 12:16:18 PM
This would be good on one of those ZooBooks for kids too. Your focus and clarity on the owl are nice, and the background works for the most part. I find the purple glow around the right edge of the branch to be very distracting. Very pretty animal.
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06/14/2003 07:52:32 AM
Great image, suits the theme of this week's challenge very well. 9 Morgan
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06/13/2003 04:09:48 PM
Very nice shot! The birds feather pattern is very busy, but the focus seems very good anyway. The background isn't the greatest, but I'm not going to tell you to move the owl. (Zoo or wild?? Doesn't effect your score, just curious) 9 Rob the Swash
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06/13/2003 11:41:27 AM
I was hoping someone would use Ranger Rick. this is slightly dark on my monitor
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06/12/2003 04:14:29 PM
Beautifful shot. Nicely composed and framed.
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06/12/2003 10:08:45 AM
I love Ranger Rick mag. Seeee? Not just for the kiddies! :-) Very nice capture of this (Horned?) Owl.
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06/11/2003 11:41:23 PM
The background is rather distracting. I can see this being a mag cover.
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06/11/2003 09:27:02 PM
Great lighting and depth of field; interesting subject.
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06/11/2003 05:22:41 PM
I used to love this magazine! This is a great photo for it... The DoF could have been slightly different so you had the whole bird in focus, but thats not imperitive. Was this taken at a zoo? I like how you left space at the top for type. This isn't a WOW photo, but it's still good, one of the better shots for the challenge.
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06/11/2003 02:55:48 AM
Wow! Doesn't the owl actually look like wood? Nice texture
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06/11/2003 02:35:05 AM
Nice shot, I gave it a 9. Owls are my favorite. Good luck.
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