Here are a couple of shots of a southern white faced owl, one of which has been converted to black and white. For me the striking eyes stand out in the unedited version, what do you think?
Southern White Faced Owl
Southern White Faced Owl
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For me more striking in black and white.
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A difficult one isn’t it, its the striking eyes that do it for me 🙂
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I prefer the color version. 🙂
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I’m with you on this thanks
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I prefer the colour version but both are striking.
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Colour for me as well Belinda, many thanks
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Both are great, but the coloured eyes are just amazing 🙂
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Definitely the eyes for me also thanks
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