Birds Of Prey Part One : Owls [ Please read all the rules to avoid DQ ] Challenge #7 in the The Company Of Animals series. Hosted by Patchandcrew. Challenge has finished Owls in flight or at rest Show full rules Announced: Sunday, 26th September, 2010 (GMT) Submissions: Sunday, 3rd October, 2010 – Saturday, 9th October, 2010 (GMT) Voting: Sunday, 10th October, 2010 – Saturday, 16th October, 2010 (GMT) Processing rules: Entries must be full colour for this challenge No special effects, no borders/frames. HDR IS allowed in this challenge Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed. No watermarks or any other identifying marks/text No reference to the entrant`s ID in title or any other text option If unsure on any of the rules please ask for clarification Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: May include other animals / people, but the Owl/s must be the primary subject. Can be in the wild or `domesticated`. No images depicting animal abuse, suffering or death [ nor potential injury or death ], of any animal No nudity Entrants : to confirm that you have read and understood the rules, your photo description or notes must include the code "The eagle-eyed have read the rules !" Entries which do not adhere to the rules as written will be DQ`d VOTERS : 0.5s should only be given on images of poor quality or for being outside the rules [ if I miss DQing any ]. If giving any 0.5s, reasons should be given, if you give it stand by it. Voting on thumbnail is lazy and disrespectful, entrants deserve to have their images viewed properly. Sandbagging / vote manipulation / spite voting - don`t even think of doing it ! Maximum number of entries per user: 3 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 100

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