Largest owl in the world Eurasian eagle owl

[RAM MALLYA]

Always wanted to get such an image of this species and after trying for a long time i finally did


Shutter speed 1/2000
Aperture F/4
ISO 400
Lens 600MM L IS USM
Camera body 1D Mark II N
Tripod mounted
C&C welcome

[Ofer Levy]

This is fantastic!!! Maybe a bit off the top.

[Dan Busby]

Congratulations Ram! This is what I love about photography - the endless pursuit of an elusive species or better image. It can be a lifetime of enjoyment. Your image is a real lesson in beiges and textures. The warm lighting is a very strong statement. Beautiful.

[bhavya joshi]

Excellent image Ram.. Eye... Full of confidence..with Warm atmosphere with powerful lights..

Both bird and stone mix with each other.. Looks like king... of the bird !!!!:c3:

[Chris van Rooyen]

Spectacular species, great, excellent use of shallow aperture to blur the background. I would tone down the brightness just a tiny bit (alternatively I would move the gamma slider to about .96) .

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Spectacular light, bg, perch and bird.
I'm curious to see if it'd look better with the bird placed more to the right.
Very well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

A beautiful image, Ram. Agree on the brightness. Was this cropped at all? I could envision less on top, less on the right and more on the left to allow the owl more room to gaze into.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great Pic Ram Bhai.. loved the setting and light..

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Ram! The BG and perch really compliment the owl.

[Troy Lim]

Great captured. Love the warm light. Congrats.

[Stu Bowie]

Good looking big guy, and I like the colours. Another vote for toning the light, and possibly moving him more to the right in the frame.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Sweet light Ram!! I could go with the top crop......but it is fantastic as presented!

[Ryan Schain]

Great bird and sharpness. I would darken the image slightly, and I would prefer more room to the left of the bird (maybe a sliver off the top as well.

[Munish Kaushik]

One of the finest of the species. Love everything about this pic.

[Art Kornienko]

Those feet and claws sure look powerful. +1 for toning down the brightness and a touch off the top. Lovely shot.

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent light and pose here , agreed with Chris
TFS

[RAM MALLYA]

Thanx everybody for your comments and tips and chris it really made a lot of difference after the changes made as per your suggestion check the re post

[Bill Jobes]

This is a wonderful capture and a fantastic presentation, Ram.

The rocky perch is rather unusual and very interesting to see.

I especially like your repost version, though I do find both very appealing in their own ways.

[Jim Neiger]

Cool bird. Sweet light. Nice image.

[Jay Gould]

The RP is a very nice image - probably a new one for most of us. TFS

[Craig Brelsford]

The original post and repost are both excellent. Congratulations on the double triumph of photographing the eagle owl, and of photographing him so well. If you have the space, move the owl to the right to allow him to gaze into the photo.