Moonlight becomes you...
Uploaded: June 22, 2015 | Entered: June 22, 2015 03:58:17
Actually, this poor Great Horned Owl was caged in small enclosure at John James Audubon Center, his first home in America. I suspect the three owls in the enclosure were injured, but I still felt sorry for them as they paced to and fro on their shelves and perches. Wildlife is abundant in the 175-acre sanctuary; it is a gorgeous place. Anyway, to photograph this owl, I pressed my lens right up against the wire cage wall. But the wire walls surrounding him were still visible. So I masked him and put him against a dappled sky I had photographed earlier. The golden "moonlight" was a product of a series of plugins, as the photo was taken in midday sunshine.
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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