owl

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 800
300 mm

[Nancy Bell]

Stuart, this owl looks surprised! Excellent capture with the eyes wide, mouth open and ear tufts fully alert.I feel like the owl is peering right at me! Very nice processing with just a hint of oil paint, especially adding some texture to the white at the neck and in those riveting yellow eyes! Dark, slightly mottled bkgd is just right. It is probably natural but those 3 spots on the lower part of the "V" of the white are distracting.