Contemplating Her Next Meal

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Contemplating Her Next Meal

Artist

Gary Holmes

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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A closeup portrait of a wild Barred Owl (Strix varia) closely observing me. I consider it to be a female, but there is apparently no easy way to determine gender in these owls. As we contemplated each other and I faced its unblinking stare, I could easily conceptualize what a mouse might be feeling just before this silent hunter whisks it away for dinner.
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Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have successfully sold a number of my photographs on Fine Art America, and have been recognized in international photography venues. My photo, "Blue Norther," was selected by the nonprofit Texas Bluebird Society for its 2010 membership announcements. My most requested photo, "Rowers' Arc," was selected as an Editors' Choice on 500px, as well as a 5-star Editor's Choice designation in Camerapixo's Hot Shots photo magazine, Volume 4 (http://issuu.com/camerapixo/docs/hotshots-camerapixo-04/1). It has now been published on page 121 in a new book, Camerapixo Photography Awards, Volume 01 (http://camerapixo.com/publications/photography-awards-01).

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June 17th, 2015

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