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thanks everyone for the support and votes and great advice in the past hope you all have a great Christmas.mine will be my next red letter day lol.

Brand:Canon
Camera:Canon EOS 40D
Lens:EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:12 Dec 2011 - 2:55 PM
Focal Length:700mm
Lens Max Aperture:f/5.7
Aperture:f/8.0
Shutter Speed:1/640sec
Exposure Comp:0.0
ISO:320
Exposure Mode:Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:Spot
Flash:Off, Did not fire
Title:in close
Username:Tom-Melton Tom-Melton
Uploaded:15 Dec 2011 - 4:06 PM
Tags:Wildlife / nature
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Daisymaye
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15 Dec 2011 - 4:37 PM
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Wow! A beauty. Lovely light...........Sandy

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Brian65
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15 Dec 2011 - 4:43 PM
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WOW! what a fantastic shot Tom, top draw.
Brian

saeidNL
saeidNL (e2 Member)
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saeidNL vcard Netherlands2 Constructive Critique Points
15 Dec 2011 - 5:00 PM
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Amazing.
saeid

bryan26
15 Dec 2011 - 5:00 PM
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Well caught. Absolutely superb.

NaturesHaven
NaturesHaven (e2 Member)
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168 forum postsNaturesHaven vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
15 Dec 2011 - 5:08 PM
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Great light..........nice capture.Wink

terry_cavner
terry_cavner (e2 Member)
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329 forum poststerry_cavner vcard United Kingdom
15 Dec 2011 - 5:12 PM
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WOW..WOW..WOW....A Stunniung shot Tom !!

M_squared
M_squared (e2 Member)
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15 Dec 2011 - 5:32 PM
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A nice tight shot. Well composed. Lovely.

teocali
teocali (e2 Member)
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71 forum poststeocali vcard England18 Constructive Critique Points
15 Dec 2011 - 6:07 PM
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Another cracking in-flight capture, Tom - keep 'em coming Smile
Sylvia

andypitstop
andypitstop (e2 Member)
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80 forum postsandypitstop vcard United Kingdom
15 Dec 2011 - 6:19 PM
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Cracking shot !!!!......Andy

Tom this is stunning mate.. Absolutely spot on!

Maiwand
Maiwand (e2 Member)
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15 Dec 2011 - 7:16 PM
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An exquisite capture Tom. Just about perfect.
Ron

tomcat
tomcat (e2 Member)
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5520 forum poststomcat vcard United Kingdom8 Constructive Critique Points
15 Dec 2011 - 7:58 PM
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What a top class series of SEO's

Credit where credit is due

Adrian

Ray_Seagrove
Ray_Seagrove (e2 Member)
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Ray_Seagrove vcard United Kingdom
15 Dec 2011 - 8:26 PM
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Nice shot Tom well done.

Ray

johnjo58
johnjo58 (e2 Member)
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johnjo58 vcard United Kingdom5 Constructive Critique Points
15 Dec 2011 - 9:08 PM
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This is a stunner Tom, first class
David

RobbieWales
15 Dec 2011 - 10:39 PM
0

Brilliant well done

Rob

annettep38
annettep38 (e2 Member)
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149 forum postsannettep38 vcard France17 Constructive Critique Points
15 Dec 2011 - 11:36 PM
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wow. perfect.
excellent detail, light and wing position. a real stunner!!

terry_cavner
terry_cavner (e2 Member)
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16 Dec 2011 - 9:30 AM
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Sometimes I shake my head in dis-belief, how could the epz award team miss this one....wrong judge...wrong day...I just dont know..in my opion this image should have been awarded a GE or HC at the very least...but they seem to do this on a regular basis where birds are concerned

Last Modified By terry_cavner at 16 Dec 2011 - 9:33 AM


Quote: Sometimes I shake my head in dis-belief, how could the epz award team miss this one....wrong judge...wrong day...I just dont know..in my opion this image should have been awarded a GE or HC at the very least...but they seem to do this on a regular basis where birds are concerned

I tend to agree Terry. However, I prefer UA's from wildlife photographers. To me it means so much more. Don't know whether Tom agree's? It really is a stonker, and had to come back to it to see how it is getting on.

Tom-Melton
Tom-Melton (e2 Member)
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16 Dec 2011 - 4:06 PM
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Nah both would be fine Luke lol, I don't mind really i know wild life photographers appreciate how difficult some shots are to get. and there not judged so much on there rarity more of a fine photo to see. Seen some amazing sites in the past and would have had many winners,ie camera in the boot,light to low not enough speed on processing,to slow to focus etc but all that encourages me in my challenge Making a good shot even more rewarding if i get one,this is my fourth year i have tried for short eared owls and my 1st success,i have needed and lacked the use of infra red in the past,this year i was blessed with good light and a great show,right place right time with half an idea,i am always wishing for that perfect shot and have seen many who have achieved this,some very regularly too on ephotzine, this inspires me to do better.thanks for everyone's comments and support.all in time to make this a very happy Christmas for meWink

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