Barred on Branch

[Michael Bertelsen]

D300 + 70 - 200 2.8 Hand Held at 200mm
f4
1/200 sec
ISO 400
- 1/3 stop
Slight Crop

It was cloudy but there was just enough light to bring out it's eyes.

Thanks for looking,

Michael Bertelsen
www.algonquinparkphototours.com (http://www.algonquinparkphototours.com)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really sharp with great details Michael.

[Steve Large]

Hi Michael,
Nice feather detail and great complimentary BG. Nice and clean as one usually gets a ton on small branches in the way with these guys. I am finding that the colors look a bit cool on my monitor however, it could be calibration problems on my end.

I hope you don't mind. I edited the photo the way that I would if it were one of mine. Warmed it up a bit, added some contrast, and ran the BG through Topaz Denoise (super smooth preset).

Take care,

Steve

[Dan Busby]

Great eye and beak detail brings strong focus to the bird. Nice balance, exposure and composition. Only thing I would like to see different is a softening of the two light branch lines behind the head. Interesting grip that the two sets of talons have on the branch.

[Harshad Barve]

vetu beautiful image and repost takes this over the top
TFS

[James Yule]

Awesome Owl, nice job. Steve u can re-edit my photos any day :)

[Michael Bertelsen]

Thanks guys, I did notice it to be a bit cool, and I really like your repost Steve.

Michael Bertelsen

[Raymond Barlow]

really nice image Micheal... I will be up your way this weekend at the Muskoka wildlife Center for 2 workshops... great place!! What area did you find this barred?

[Peter Farrell]

WOW, great image. Beautiful bird, great pose and perch. Maybe halfway between the original and re-post.
Peter

[Michael Bertelsen]

Thank you Peter I am very happy with this shot. My group and I found the owl east of Ajax, it was more than happy to pose for us. It started to snow shortly afterwards.
We went back an hour latter and she was sitting on another clean perch. :)

Michael Bertelsen
www.algonquinparkphototours.com (http://www.algonquinparkphototours.com)

[Chris van Rooyen]

Beautiful clean portrait, well done! I like Steve's repost a lot.