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Great Horned Owlet in a ... Basket?!
Great Horned Owlet in a ... Basket?!
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Out of Place III (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Location: Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA
Date: Apr 30, 2026
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/640
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2026

 There's a story here. The nest the parents built collapsed, so park staff got a huge basket and placed it where the nest used to be. The parents accepted it, and they've been raising their owlets here. The babies are very close to fledging.

PP - opened in LR, brightened, darkened highlights, lightened shadows, cropped, resized, opened in PSE, unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 25
Avg (all users): 6.2308
Avg (participants): 6.1765
Avg (non-participants): 6.3333
Views since voting: 5
Views during voting: 60
Votes: 26
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/17/2026 08:29:30 PM
Very resourceful
voted already
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 05/14/2026 01:05:56 AM
Composition: 7
Technical: 7
Creativity: 8
Appeal: 8
Challenge: 6
Overall Calculated Average Score: 7
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