Burrowing Owl

[Stuart Edwards]

Taken last April at the ball field in Cape Coral. With the nasty weather we are having I wish I was there right now lol.
I sat on the ground behind my tripod and inched slowly forward and got as close as I could.
converted in dpp then applied nik detail extractor ans selective sharpening on the bird ,neat image on the background .Cropped for presentation .
1DXII 400f5.6l+ex1.4III
1/640 f8 iso1250

[dankearl]

Very nice and I like that the DOF is a bit limited. Focus where it needs to be for me.
A lot of detail in that face...
Nice work.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Excellent Details on the Birds.

I like the eyes..

Composition looks good.

TFS

[David Cowling]

Wonderful feather detail around the eyes. The eyes themselves are beautiful. DOF falloff helps to accentuate the face and head. TFS

[John Mack]

Details look great. Love those eyes. Great background as well. Well done.

[Joseph Przybyla]

I'd say you nailed this one. Wonderful eyes, feather detail about perfect. Very nice portrait. Thank you for sharing, Stuart.

[annmpacheco]

Well done Stuart, details abound, looks great

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the composition, feather detail, DOF, BG, eye contact and super sharp where it needs to be. Excellent image Stuart!

[Stuart Edwards]

Thank you all very much for the comments and also form what I have learned from you all :S3: