Burrowing Owl

[Fabs Forns]

Created in Cape Coral, during Artie's Post X-mas IPT, being bait for the Red Ants, that made sure I left with some souvenirs (I men on the ground)

D300, 200-400/4 plus 1.7X
f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 1000
Since the light was warm, no noise reduction was required.

[Ivan Miksik]

It's really an excellent image - DOF is great, composition and pose is perfect!

[DanWalters]

Great image. I really like they eyes and the clean background. Great colors also.

[Mohammed Ahmed]

Fabs,

As usual, excellent work!!!

Cheers,

Mohammed

[James Salywoda]

So Gorgeous Fabs I love the lifted leg and pose with a beautiful bg and a nice hint of habitat in the foreground Excellent Work!!!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautifully photographed. I liked the raised foot...and although subtle I like the grains of sand glued to the grasses.

[Jeff Nadler]

It doesn't get better Fabs. The complimentary hues of background and vegetation are soothing to the eye and speaking of eyes, the slightly angled head position creates a more natural and relaxed feeling versus a head -on stare. Sharpness is a very subjective thing so not usually relevant to critique . . but I would seem to like a wee bit more sharpening on the chest.

[Maxis Gamez]

The Fab,

The details, exposure and composition works very well. The BG is also very nice.

[Stephen Stephen]

I love the low light colouring o fthis shot nad the raised foot. The background fades into nothingness.

[Jack Rogers]

Lovely image Fabs. The background is super.

Jack

[Glenn Bartley]

Glenn = Jealous :)

Love this image Fabs.

[Bob Blanchard]

Really a nice image. The blade of grass running up the leg is my only nit, and I'm reaching here because it really is a great image. Was this taken during the morning fog we've had after Christmas? I know we've had two or three weeks of it here in the mornings, and it looks like you really played it to your advantage, and made a wonderful BG out of it!

[Fabs Forns]

Really a nice image. The blade of grass running up the leg is my only nit, and I'm reaching here because it really is a great image. Was this taken during the morning fog we've had after Christmas? I know we've had two or three weeks of it here in the mornings, and it looks like you really played it to your advantage, and made a wonderful BG out of it!

Thanks everyone!

Bob, that is sunset light and the background :o is a house....

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Fabiola, I just hope you will show us the best places once we are in the US for photographing :D
This is just perfect by the light, the lifted leg and the colors.
Szimi

[Fabs Forns]

It doesn't get better Fabs. The complimentary hues of background and vegetation are soothing to the eye and speaking of eyes, the slightly angled head position creates a more natural and relaxed feeling versus a head -on stare. Sharpness is a very subjective thing so not usually relevant to critique . . but I would seem to like a wee bit more sharpening on the chest.



Thanks, Jeff!!

I'm trying to get away from over-sharpened images and it is my feeling that having the eyes sharp, it's what the image is about. So only 0.2 sharpening was applied.
Of course, as you said, it is very subjective :)

[Bob Blanchard]

Thanks everyone!

Bob, that is sunset light and the background :o is a house....

LOL - That makes it even more impressive :D Nice work!

[Michael Stern]

Created in Cape Coral, during Artie's Post X-mas IPT, being bait for the Red Ants, that made sure I left with some souvenirs (I men on the ground)

D300, 200-400/4 plus 1.7X
f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 1000
Since the light was warm, no noise reduction was required.

Hi Fab,
I WAS going to show you my burrowing owls/not sure now!...yours is GREAT!
Michael

[hugh robateau]

Great shot, Fabs! I like the composition and the background color. The DOF seems to be just right.

[Jay Tan]

Beautiful setting and lighting. And you really got those soulful eyes sharp and good!

[Milo Burcham]

I love the pose and raised foot. The only thing that bugs me is that I know it is a house in the background, but it provides some very complimentary color... and I know how you like that!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Excellent image in all respects, Fabs.

[Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa]

Spectacular! :0
"... no noise reduction..." - trully impressed!

[RoxanaRosell]

Beautiful image, light and composition. Lovely.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great light,angle and details!!!