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Short-eared Owl

            What a day. We arrived at 7:30am and didn't leave till around 5:30pm. Many debates on where to be, upper or lower fields. We ended up at the Cold Soil side, on the paved path, about half way up. Things were looking dim during the morning hours, but around 4:30pm an explosion of 4 shorties happened. Amazing to see. We all had a great time.
The skies were mostly cloudy, sometimes a bad thing, but if it was clear out, this shot wouldn't happen. We would be shooting right into the sun. As it was, most of the 300 or so shots were shadowed bringing out some noise. Took a gamble shooting at half the speed I would normally shoot flight shots at.
   

Taken on: January 21, 2023

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Short-Eared Owl

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nikon af-s 500mm f/5.6e pf

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Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 1400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	1400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.0 (Windows)
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