Eye Level- Snowy Owl

[Mike Tracy]

Not real recent but seems to fit the bill. I realize it's a unconventional crop for some but I wanted to put the emphasis on the eyes and shadow below. No loss of detail in the whites, tiff file.

MKIII, EF500, 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 800

[Gary Esman]

Incredible. Don't know what else to say.

[Chris Korman]

I like the feet, they remind me of something like pontoon floats. Good eye contact.

[Tom Rambaut]

Would not want to be a mouse!!:eek:

Incredible image. I Like the crop

[Todd Frost]

Very nice Mike. Love the tight crop on this one. Great eye contact and sharpness. Well done.
TFS
Todd

[Colin Driscoll]

Just WOW! Great crop and detail.

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful image Sir... loved those eyes..

[Ken Watkins]

A really beautiful owl, I hope you will not be ofended, but this reminds me of some of the incredible Snowy Owl images that Andy Rouse took a few years ago.

[Harshad Barve]

This is winner all the way :cheers::cheers::cheers:
TFS

[Bill Dix]

Absolutely spectacular, right down to the fine feathers covering the bill, and those toasty slippers. Congratulations..

[arash_hazeghi]

Great incoming pose and intense eye contact, flight shots with clipped wings are usually a toss but this one works well, wish for some texture in the whites.

[Doug Brown]

Just love this frame Mike!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mike, stunning shot. what a superb shooting angle. Tight crop rocks here.

[Giulio Zanni]

Fantastic, you should enter it in a contest.

Giulio

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

superb composition and detail,
loved the way in which the colorful eyes pop out in the otherwise monochromatic image
:S3:

[Kristin Brown]

Mike,
no critique just congrats! Awesome and powerful image! :S3: