Eyes wide Open

[dankearl]

Another Snowy, I don't intend to post a lot of them, but if Arash or Don Nelson (or anybody) would like to comment,
I am mainly interested in the colors here. After the post from yesterday, I masked and worked on removing
the bluish caste which a lot of my Snowy photos have. I can't really judge except to look at some of Arash's and
Doug Browns posts.
Feel free to comment.
I personally love the Feet!

1/1250
f4.5
iso400
420mm (300f2.8 w/ 1.4
Nikon D7000
Handheld
PP in NX2

DSC_8119nx2.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=109074&stc=1&d=1329788994)

[Don Nelson]

Dan
Looks good
Interesting image with eyes wide open but iris almost fully closed.
Nice work

[arash_hazeghi]

this is so beautiful Dan, the alert pose, wide open eyes and the view of talons make this one a winner. Excellent whites too! congrats

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Extremely beautiful, Dan. The amazing eyes, environment, powerful talong and gorgeous exposure make this a killer.

[dankearl]

Whew!
Thanks so much for the feedback.
I learn stuff here every time I post.
I worked on several images today after the comments yesterday.
Looked at other Snowy posts, took Don's advice and tried to get the whites correct and get
The PP sequence down to continue to process these Snowy photo's I look.
The advice and critiques are very much appreciated!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, great eye contact, love those yellow eyes, and perched nicely on the low part of the perch. You have nailed the whites. Great.

[Don Nelson]

Dan
You are doing great! Fabulous shot. Excellent PP.
Don

[arash_hazeghi]

Whew!
Thanks so much for the feedback.
I learn stuff here every time I post.
I worked on several images today after the comments yesterday.
Looked at other Snowy posts, took Don's advice and tried to get the whites correct and get
The PP sequence down to continue to process these Snowy photo's I look.
The advice and critiques are very much appreciated!

Glad you got it right, NX2 is very powerful and can nail the colors real accurate once you figure the tricks.

[jack williamson]

This is extremely good Dan! I agree with the comments above, I love the position of the owl and the habitat.

Jack

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great placement of the owl in the frame and in the perch. Gotta love those feet and talons.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful capture. Great exposure, and I like the habitat (except for the oof log, which I guess you're stuck with). Terrific stare, and the feathered feet are fantastic.

[Craig Kerr]

Love the eye contact in this image, feathered talons (feet) are good to go :-)

[Karl Egressy]

Wow, love those talons and eyes. This is one great shot of a Snowy. Congratulation, Dan.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful pic!! Love the wide open eyes, great pose, excellent perch and detail.
Well done.