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Great Grey Owl
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I was headed back to Jackson WY from Old Faithful in Yellowstone NP when I seen this fellow about 2oo yards from the road. He was keeping a keen eye on the field at the edge of which his perch was located. I got as close as I could and took pictures as I went in case he decided to fly off. Unfortunately, this all unfolded during a mild snow storm...there were alot of noise (snow flakes) that distracted from the image. In photoshop I adjusted levels, highlights/shadows, used despekle filter to remove the snow flakes, averaged the background to futher remove the snow, and sharpened the owl.
This was the highlight of my trip...I love owls and this phantom is hard to come by. It made my day.
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Strix nebulosa resides in Alaska, Canada, the higher elevations of the Rocky Mountain States, northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Also, S. nebulosa breeds from northern Yukon to northern Manitoba and northern Ontario, south locally to central California, northern Idaho, northwestern Wyoming, central Saskatchewan, northern Minnesota, and south central Ontario. Winters generally through the breeding range, wandering south irregularly to the northern tier of States. It also occurs widely across Europe and Asia. |
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nice composition, I did not like the heavy frame though. greetings Ori
J'aime beaucoup cette composition originale et bien maîtrisée.
Merci
Servane
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