Barred Owl

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Took this today close to home, in the wild.
ISO 200
1/100 s
f4
Evaluative +1/3 Av Mode
Cropped for comp.
Tripod
500mm
Comments/Suggestions Appreciated

[Gerri Levine]

Great expression and I love that the bokeh background still shows enough to get a sense of the natural setting!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jackie - cool - love those eye's.
Looks a tad flat to me - set a black and white point, adjusted the mid tones a little, added some additional sharpening.
How does this look??

[Jackie Schuknecht]

It was a very foggy day and I like the OP, and I already added some contrast. I am still having trouble with sharpening, but I thought it needed some. Thanks for your comments Lance.

[Nick Richter]

The diagonal tree in the background re-enforces the angle of the perched bird's head and intersects the perch. Matching textures in the owl & the tree unite the composition. Very nicely lit too.

[Lance Peters]

It was a very foggy day and I like the OP, and I already added some contrast. I am still having trouble with sharpening, but I thought it needed some. Thanks for your comments Lance.

Ahh if it was foggy - I would prefer the OP too :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jackie,
I like the composition, image and capture..I like the direct eye contact and the details rendered fog and all...:D Well done...:cool:

[Richard Waas]

Jackie, I love your capture of his owl. Glad you mentioned the fog... A wee bit of sharpening and you've got a real wall hanger!! Congrats...

[Nonda Surratt]

Love it Jackie!!! Agree with Richard on just a tich sharpining

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I added a little more sharpening I hope this looks better. Thanks for the comments everyone, these guys were a joy to photograph. We found about five in the woods yesterday.