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Striking Distance
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Challenge: Best of 2010 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Presquil Provincial Park, Brighton Ontario
Date: Jan 8, 2010
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2011

 Caught this Barred Owl just before he grabs a mouse moving through the snow.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 429
Avg (all users): 6.7814
Avg (commenters): 8.2941
Avg (participants): 6.7697
Avg (non-participants): 6.8387
Views since voting: 1683
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 183
Comments: 20
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2011 03:36:16 PM
I'd love to be able to get a shot like this! Well done!
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 02/20/2011 11:40:39 AM
Wow! Congrats on a terrific capture!
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 02/20/2011 10:33:50 AM
Great timing!!
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 02/20/2011 09:52:09 AM
Beautiful!! Perfect framing, timing, sharpness, and that little hint of color in the beak and claws really make this a stupendous shot.
 02/20/2011 09:26:47 AM
Wow; excellent capture!
 02/20/2011 09:12:05 AM
Awesome moment captured. What a grab!
 02/19/2011 05:06:19 PM
Wow, what color! Great job. Good luck
 02/19/2011 02:18:03 PM
Excellent capture
 02/18/2011 01:10:10 PM
Great capture! exposure and focus right on
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 02/17/2011 06:41:24 PM
I can't even get a clear shot with a bird sitting on a perch...sigh...amazing work
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 02/17/2011 06:17:23 AM
Wow! Truly majestic and breathtaking.
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 02/16/2011 07:52:34 PM
Great action shot.
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 02/15/2011 01:56:08 PM
I'd be thrilled just to see one of these guys in the wild, let alone take its picture. Wonderful.
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 02/14/2011 03:36:09 PM
Back to comment... Wow! Way to stop the motion! Awesome capture!
 02/14/2011 02:16:43 PM
At first I was disappointed that there was no mouse or animal in this picture. Then I remembered a fact from my biology class that owls can hear mice and stuff moving under the snow, and then strike through it. I am assuming that is what is happening here? So cool! The impact on the snow would have also made an awesome picture. 8
 02/14/2011 10:25:40 AM
What a great action shot!!! Love the details in the outstretched wings of this owl as he swoops in for the hunt. Would have loved to see the full wingspan not clipped but it is a very rare opportunity to capture such a moment so it is not something that overall detracts from the shot. I can see this being in the top 20:-)
 02/14/2011 10:04:56 AM
Wow! What a capture! (not voting)
 02/14/2011 03:21:06 AM
brilliant
 02/14/2011 03:04:39 AM
wish there was a little mouse there :) great shot
 02/13/2011 07:38:22 PM
amazing


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