Barn owl at dawn

Tripod Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS & 1.4TC Mk 1 ISO 400 1/1250 sec f5.6, minor adjustments in ACR & NR to background in Photoshop
This shot is quite similar to a previous post I made, all comments welcome.

The light is lovely. Hunting pose of the owl, nice. I would crop from the top and left, if your iq will hold up. Also, the very dark shadows at the base of the reeds could be lightened. (I use Nik tonal contrast for that job) and the very bright reeds in the front burned in. All in all, a nice image of a great subject.

Hi Jon, I like the overall perspective here - shows off the enviroment nicely. Lovely earthy colours to the image, the owl is well placed in the frame, and although I like the 'wider' aspect of the image, coming in from the left a touch wont harm.

Jonathan:
Beautiful image with earthy colors,very nice environment and nice placement of owl in the frame.
Love the 3D effect by BG and FG.

Regards,
Satish.

Jon:

I like the hovering pose, strong environmental feel. I am OK with the crop, but would very lightly reduce the contrast of the dark areas mentioned by Grace to reduce its eye pulling power.

Cheers

Randy

Thanks for the comments everyone much appreciated. I will consider the dark patches, I have to confess I did not see them as a distraction just part of the scenery.

Love the way the background colours compliment the plumage of the owl. Love the placements of the owl too.

regards.
stu.

I like showing the environment and the hunting pose of the bird. I also like the warm colur and light, Jonathan.

nice image,like the light in this one,good pose and exposure.