Northern Hawk Owl

[Jeff Nadler]

http://www.jnphoto.net/nho-n1379.jpg

Northern hawk owl-northern NY State
Taken today, early morning overcast with snow flurries, no flash, Canon 500mm F4 and 1.4x, very tame owl at eye level, almost full frame, a few twigs at right removed, F8, ISO 400, +1.5 EC

[Robert O'Toole]

Very nice jeff the eye contact is outstanding! Sharpness is great and I like the body position and the comp with the branches.

I would lighten the image a little if this were mine. Maybe even remove some of the blue.

Robert

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the intense stare, soft light and details. Maybe a bit more space at the right side?

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific shot, pose, eye contact, colors, exposure, detail and species! All great! Congratulations!

[Maxis Gamez]

Fantastic eye contact with great vivid colors. I would like to see this image with a white BG.

[Fabs Forns]

Terrific comp, Jeff, noce and sharp. I'd add a bit of red to the sky.

[Juan Aragonés]

Did anyone mentioned that this image is terrific...? I totally agree ;) and also agree with Robert about lighten the image a bit

[Jeff Nadler]

make the background white, add red??? I'm confused on these suggestions.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Those eyes are something else!
Great details and pose.