Short-Eared Owl

[hans stel]

Last weekend I photographed this wonderfull owl in the dunes on one of the Dutch Islands.

1/3200 F5.6 ISO 400
Canon 40D + Canon 500mm F4 + 1.4 TC


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[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Hi Hans,
welcome to BPN!!
Nice first image,I Iike the pose and eye contact,I would prefer a more tighter composition

[hans stel]

You mean something like this? Thanks for your reply!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Yes Hans!!!
the repost is much better!!!

[Robert Amoruso]

Not seeing the repost but I like the line of grass along the bottom, nice anchor to the image. You have him coming at you and nice eye contact. I would have preferred an up or down wing position.

[Doug Brown]

I can't see the repost either. Agree with Robert about the wing position. Like the OOF grass in the dunes below. Composition looks good to me. Thanks for posting!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, Hans! Great first post. If the owl were a little lower I would leave the grass in the frame. In this case I would crop tighter. I can't see the repost, either. Keep them coming!

[hans stel]

I found a better photo (better to me) in the serie that I shot last weekend...
I wonder if you agree?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like this one even better and would only sharpen the owl a bit more.

[hans stel]

Thanks for your advise!