Northern Hawk Owl - Eye Level

[Todd Frost]

Another image of the BC hawk owl, was perched in a low tree (~8' tall) and made a pass in front of us. May tone down the urc.
D300, 400 w/1.4tc, 1/1000, f4, iso640, man exp +2EV.
Thanks for looking, comments and critiques appreciated.
Todd

[Bob Malbon]

Todd, Super (eye level) capture! Maybe boost the white a bit - Bob
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[Allen Sparks]

Wow - nice catch. He looks like he was going reallly fast when you caught this. well done and I like the little bit of wing tip blur.

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

superb timing and composition. Nicely frozen in flight.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Was this with a tripod or handheld ?? Sharp where it needs to be , the blur near the wingtip gives you that sense of motion . One heck of a shot !!

[Chris Korman]

I think I actually like this over the one you have here, b/c the slight motion makes it a little more dynamic.

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/79516-Faster-than-a-speeding-bullet...?highlight=bullet

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose with nice wing positions

[Bill Dix]

Nice eye contact and wing position. Downward flight position and wing blur give a real sense of speed.

[Stu Bowie]

Great inflight capture Todd, and I like the diving angle. Blending in the URC will work. Well captured.

[Pieter de Waal]

Excellent diving pose captured Todd, sharp with good detail in the plumage and head.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Todd,
Really like the angle and I agree with toning down of the URC. Pose and eye level......make this work for me!

[Todd Frost]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Much appreciated. This was shot tripod mounted.
Todd

[James Salywoda]

Awesome pose captured Todd.

[Todd Frost]

Thanks James, appreciated.
Todd