ENTRY DESCRIPTION
A riveting, black & white wildlife photograph of a Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). Rather than burrowing into the ground, this tiny owl had made its home from two, old discarded tires adjacent to an agricultural field in Medina County, Texas; west of San Antonio. The slow, rising sun is illuminating the subject from behind, accentuating it's large pupils and subsequent reflection in the eyes.

AUTHOR
David Calkins is a photographic artist based in South Central Texas, United States. He focuses primarily on black & white photography genres; with the ultimate goal to create captivating, artistic visual impressions, which resonate with diverse audiences.

As a "photographic artist", Dave Calkins creates enthralling, monochrome artworks through the medium of photography. Calkins' photographic style provides his audiences with unique, one-of-a-kind perspectives presented as fine art. Artistic photography is solidly based on the words of the great American photographer, Ansel Adams, whom stated: "You don't take a photograph, you make it."

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