Short Eared Owl

[arash_hazeghi]

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Short eared owl, photographed in British Columbia. I hope you like it



1DX MKII 400 DO II + 1.4X III. ISO 2000. F/5.6 at 1/2500 sec. Hand held. processed with DPP 4.5

Happy Holidays everyone

[Kirk Benson]

Love this low flight angle with the SEO just above the tall grass, centered composition is perfect. Wonderful wing position, and of course the beautiful eyes grabbed my attention immediately. Excellent work Arash.

[Alex Becker]

Awesome shot and the eye contact totally pulls you in. I'm jealous (of both the sighting and the capture)!

[Bill Dix]

A fine head-on capture with great sharpness in the facial disk. Good sense of habitat.

[Jonathan Spool]

The shallow DOF really adds to the intensity of the eyes. I love this shot.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Arash! I like the IQ, eye contact, complimentary BG and composition.

[Isaac Grant]

Killer short ear shot! How did you get it to fly right at you? Image quality is so good. The only thing I would consider doing to this is cloning out the slightly darker twigs/grasses that are at the right bottom corner and go up the right edge a bit. To me they do not go with the rest of the beautiful background.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent incoming pose and sharp details.

[David Salem]

This is awesome Arash. Love the head on pose and the direct stare at the camera. Killer details too.
Well done on this one!

[Loi Nguyen]

Wow! This has to be the best image of short eared owl I have seen. Perfect symmetry, eye wide open, gorgeous BG, and tack sharp! Well done Arash. Loi

[gail bisson]

This is wonderful Arash!
I like everything about it and cannot offer any suggestions for improvement.
Well done,
Gail