Northern Saw-whet Owl

[Glenn Bartley]

I had a very neat opportunity the other night to photograph this cute little owl. I havent seen too many shots of this species at night so I thought I'd post this one.

All the best!

Glenn

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3089/northernsawwhetowl02.jpg

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 14
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On - 2 flashes off camera
ISO: 400
Focal length: 300mm f/4 IS

[Jim Crosswell]

I like those amazing eyes in this image. Great shot Glenn!

[John Guastella]

Beautiful shot, and +1 on Jim's comment about the eyes: just remarkable.

I like the way the two branches frame the bird.

John

[wendell westfall]

Amazing how an owl can turn its head completely around . . . one vote for eliminating the top branch.

[Chantelle Voss]

Great shot Glenn! The yellow ring around the pupil, the iris, looks absolutely fantastic, especially against the all black background. I also really like the bit of branch across the upper left corner. Thanks for sharing!

[Ben_Sadd]

Wow, those eyes. Amazing. In contrast John and Chantelle I think the image is greatly improved if you crop below the upper branch. At the moment I find it distracts rather than frames.

[Haim Ziv]

Great eyes contact on the black BG, it's make it more beautiful.

[Art Kornienko]

Nice flash exposure Glen, I too would crop below the top branch. Love the eyes.

[John Hawkins]

Good use of the flash. I love those eyes. I also vote to lose upper branch. I would crop to just below it. John

[Troy Lim]

Amazing shot Glenn. Love those eyes...

[Mike Tracy]

The eyes have it. Good execution with the flash and techs. Cropping the branch would screw up the framing which I like. I would just fill that area with the surrounding black.

[Danny Laredo]

Love those eyes Glenn. Excellent image.
I would consider cloning out the top branch.

[Per-Gunnar Ostby]

Personally I would keep the top branch and I absolutely love this image

[Marina Scarr]

For this owl to be balanced in the frame, I really feel that the upper branch needs to stay...even though at first look, you may think otherwise. Lovely capture of a captivating creature!

[James Salywoda]

Awesome!!!! Hey your cover shot and article in Photo Life Mag. look great saw it in our local electronics store that sells mags. down here in SoCal.;)