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[Steve Canuel]

Got this one a couple of days ago and tried something a little different with the framing. I shot this between the tips of some pine branches going for a little natural vignette look. Curious to hear some other opinions. 7D, 500/4 + 2xTCII, f10, 1/125s, ISO 800, tripod mount, MLU, cable release, cleaned up a couple of bright dandruff flakes, full frame.

[Dumay de Boulle]

IQ for 2x looks pretty good...Like the eye...Did you do some NR on the tree trunk? Texture looks different! Nice one Steve

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Steve, believe it or not, I dont have a single owl image in my files.:e3 Nicely frramed in the fork of the tree, and I do like the OOF foliage in the FG. The big fellow certainly has his eyes fixed on something down below. I will have to come and visit to get me an owl.:w3 Cheers.

[Randy Stout]

Steve

The vignette works very well for me.
Agree that the trunk looks a bit odd. Nice colors overall,Sharp with that setup,enough eye contact to engage us.

Nice feel to this one

Cheers

Randy

[DanWalters]

Very nice! Like the soft green on the bottom of the frame. Nice detail in the owl as well.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the setting, pose, hunters stare and OOF foliage. Well done!

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful framing, colors and detail, I really love this portrait. Makes me want to get a 2x for my 500mm!

[Steve Canuel]

Thanks for the comments. I did run some NR on the tree trunk to lessen the crinkly sharpness.

Stuart,
I'll have to come visit you to get a decent kingfisher shot!

[D. Robert Franz]

Works for me.. I like it...