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.

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Owls in flight or at rest

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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:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Owl in Profile

by LindyB

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"The eagle-eyed have read the rules !" Taken at the Tatton Park Country Fair.

Camera:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
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Submitted:	Monday, 4th October, 2010 08:42 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 30th August, 2009
Focal length:	74.8 mm
Shutter speed:	1/125 sec
Aperture:	F2.8
ISO:	125
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Galleries:	View this photo in LindyB's gallery

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