GHO Owlet Stare

[Mike Tracy]

Appx. 1.5 months old. Under a dense oak canopy. Removed a very small twig to the left of his head.

MKIII, 700mm, 1/125, f/8, ISO 800, monopod

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

The eyes are magnetic, really pulls one in. I like the mix of feathers and fuzz, colors in foreground and background, sharp and well exposed.

I might try a subtle vignette to reduce the impact of the OOF foreground a bit.

Really nice!

Cheers

Randy

[Gary Esman]

Sweet shot here Mike! Love the eye contact and the environment.

Gary.

[Greg Basco]

Mike, great impact and great techs. Darkening the FG slightly as Randy suggested seems like a good idea to me.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Mike Milicia]

Wonderful image ... attractive habitat, great colors and detail, and love that stare!

[stuart wanuck]

great image eyes are hypnotic

[Grace Scalzo]

Wonderful, Mike. Owls are all about eyes and this one is perfect.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent stare, beautiful details and I just love the habitat. Sweet image Mike.

[Brendan Dozier]

Awesome capture and composition, Mike! Love eyes, textures, color combination, beautiful! The only thing I might try is to even out the BG above the head a bit. Nice work!

[dankearl]

I like the stare and the environment.
It seems a bit over saturated and bright, but nice image and a great find.

[jack williamson]

This is a nice and sharp shot of this little owl, like all of the colors and the moss. I would not have thought of it but I like Randy's suggestion of a slight vignette.

Jack

[Doug Brown]

An excellent image Mike, with great eye contact and good sharpness (especially considering the SS and monopod). FG darkening seems like a good idea.

[Karl Egressy]

Great looking Owlet, beautiful image. I like the warm colours in this picture.

[Mike Tracy]

Mike:

The eyes are magnetic, really pulls one in. I like the mix of feathers and fuzz, colors in foreground and background, sharp and well exposed.

I might try a subtle vignette to reduce the impact of the OOF foreground a bit.

Really nice!

Cheers

Randy

Good suggestion. I heeded your advice and it did the trick.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mike, terrific eye contact. nice soft details and environment. liked it a lot.

[Josh Clark]

What a great shot Mike, like others said, love that eye contact.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Love the habitat and the awesome stare.
Very well done.

[Troy Lim]

I love this shot, this is AWESOME! Everything works here.