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The elusive Snowy Owl 120 knots off shore
The elusive Snowy Owl 120 knots off shore
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Eastern Canada
Date: May 26, 2005
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1250
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 392 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.6825
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.5758
Avg (non-participants): 6.1795
Views since voting: 832
Views during voting: 572
Votes: 441
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/23/2007 05:46:38 PM
I can't believe no one has commented on this since the challenge! What a nice capture of a rare bird so far off shore. I wonder if he was living on the oil rig that is in your other images? I did not know that owls would fly that far unless they were blown by the wind. I am happy that it found a place to perch and rest, and that you were there with your camera.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2006 03:59:50 PM
Beautiful composition and colors
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01/28/2006 05:57:16 PM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/27/2006 12:47:16 AM
Nice composition. Exposure is right on for the owl. Whatever the owl is perched upon looks very flat - speaking of color and exposure.
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01/26/2006 03:26:15 AM
Quite a treasure, quite a find, quite amazing image.....
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01/22/2006 03:10:50 PM
Excellent capture. Very crisp, nice details! Bump up!
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01/20/2006 04:34:39 AM
a pelagic owl...cooooool. Nice shot too.
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01/19/2006 04:07:42 PM
nice colour contrasts and framing. 7
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01/19/2006 12:50:52 AM
I like the simple composition here but I think a closer crop to show more detail would have been nice.
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01/18/2006 04:24:08 PM
I can't really pinpoint what I don't like in this photo, but the entire overall presentation just leaves me uninterested. Perhaps it's the harsh daylight lighting, or duller color presentation.. I don't really know.
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01/18/2006 08:33:24 AM
Wonderful capture!
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01/17/2006 10:19:54 AM
Great owl shot definitely the best of 2005.
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01/17/2006 09:53:28 AM
Great minimalist shot. Nice catch!
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01/16/2006 10:43:34 AM
Oh my!!! What an amazing capture! In the wild no less! A Perfect "Best of" contender!
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01/16/2006 09:49:10 AM
And wouldn't ya know it he's got his eyes closed!!! BOL Nice capture
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01/16/2006 05:43:02 AM
Pretty pic of the Snowy Owl. I'm confused by your title. I can't see any water anywhere. I think Knots is a measure of speed, not distance. Nautical Miles are nautial miles, Knots are Nautical Miles per hour? Maybe I'm wrong.
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01/15/2006 08:36:53 PM
It's irrelevant to my scoring (nice shot) but "knots" is a unit of speed, not of distance. In the old days they threw a propeller-thingie (the "log"" off the side of the ship and played out line with knots on it between their fingers for a specified amount of time, hence "making 7 knots". Now a "knot" is one nautical mile per hour. You may return to your regular program now, sorry to be pedantic. As I said, NO effect on the score, and love your owl.
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