My second entry is this rather sleepy owl, it was taken near midday at the zoo in Osaka. Being a nocturnal predator, it was of course resting on it's perch.
Zoos are a bit of a moral dilemma: on one hand you get to see rare and sometimes dangerous animals in a safe and easy to access place, there are also many zoos involved in conservation efforts helping to rebuild the populations of endangered species; on the other hand, the natural ranges of nearly every animal in the zoo is far far larger than the entire zoo itself. The best zoos try to make the environment as suitable as possible for the species they house as well as provide mental stimulation for the animals too.
For the most part, the Tennoji Zoo does OK in regards to habitats for the animals, the Savannah species (zebra, giraffe, antelope) have a large and varied habitat. The Spectacled Bear though really needs an upgraded enclosure.
Announcement and contest details post: B&W Photo Contest
Organized by @daveks, judged this week by @papa-pepper
Very good shot of my namesake!
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Thank you very much! It's your namesake?
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My old-spelling Dutch surname translates as "The Owl".
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Ah! Very cool! Mine is "fortified town" or something like that.
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Stunning.
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Thank you very much @condra!
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Very nice! Upvoted and Followed!
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Thank you very much @alexander.alexis! I appreciate your support!
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Cool! It looks like abstract picture for me 8)
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Yeah, there's not many features visible, it does look pretty abstract. Thanks @boddhisattva!
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Nice photo!
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Thanks @kiddarko!
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This is absolutely amazing.
Such great detail haha.
This is definitely a contest winning entry haha
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Haha, I certainly hope so, but there are a lot of great images in the contest!
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Lovely shot @mweich.
I like the tight crop and the use of dark and light tones. Keep up the great photography!
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Thanks for the support @myday!
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No problem at all @mweich :)
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nice capture, hope this entry wins in the contest.
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@darkerhorse Thank you for the vote of confidence! :)
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Man this is a crazy B&W picture, STUNNING 👍🏼
Today I made a similar experiment using my cat as the main subject my cat. He likes to sleep in silly positions and I think I managed to capture a pretty nice image. It would be nice to have your opinion https://steemit.com/bwphotocontest/@tommy93/b-and-w-animal-photo-contest-my-picture 😄 let me know
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