Barred Owl

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@210mm~Sony HVL-F56Am for fill-flash~ISO500~F6.3~1/250sec~hand held~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~4-5-09
CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
Back to High Key
Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I love the HK. The diagonal perch adds interest and I like the comp even though it's tight. I'm sure some will suggest a crop above your sig. to remove the small branch-not me. Your effect looks good. One small spot on bottom left .Well done.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill, Very nice use of the effect and the HK. I feel the image is nicely placed all around but I would clone out the small branch on the bottom. Very well done

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image.

As noted, tight crop. I would normally like to see more on the left and the top to bring the subject down and more into the right 1/3 image area. However, with the Hi-Key, I think this crop works. I can live with the small branch, as it gives support to the nice diagonal limb and adds a second very minor focal point, which in my view is helps with the lack of background.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I like it Bill, owls and raptors are my favorite birds. thanks for sharing. great HK and I am OK with the stick mate. :)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bill, this is beautiful (I love owls). I'm for keeping the stick - I think the whole image is pretty perfect:)

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Cheryl

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Appreciate the nice comments! regards~Bill