Burrowing Owl

Burrowing owl, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens (mm): 600
ISO: 1000
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/320
Exp. Comp.: 0.0

Great eye contact Gary. Like the light foreground and darker BG colors. Sharpness is good. BG seems a little noisy and I might reduce contrast in the image just a tad. Case went fine yesterday, but took 8 hours!

Nice angle and eye contact. I agree regarding noise and contrast reduction and would crop a bit off the right.

Hi Gary,
I think the comp is very nice and also agree with the contrast and NR. I might be tempted to take a bit off the top and leave the right. worth exploring both options.

Very nice capture of the burrowing owl and I agree with dougs comments about the contrast and noise, but love the overall feeling of this image. Beautifl capture;

Very different look !!! I like it a lot Agree with suggestions particularly reduction in contrast !!!!

Nice composition and setting. I'd agree with earlier comments, but I love the eyes.

Very nicely compossed and love the foreground. Reducing the contrast is the first thing I thought when I opened it.