Here is another owl, thanks to info from Geir and Artie I know this is a young lady :bg3: (heavily streaked in the head area)
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1D4 700mm 1/1000sec ISO 1600
you can see the large size here
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Here is another owl, thanks to info from Geir and Artie I know this is a young lady :bg3: (heavily streaked in the head area)
Attachment 108193
1D4 700mm 1/1000sec ISO 1600
you can see the large size here
I can see that you have a ball with the Snowy Owls this year. Another great picture, Arash.
classic portrait of an amazing species...also, I'm very fond of the BG above the owl's head. That is a sweet blue/white combo...nature's palette enriches us all...
Nice, soft pastels on this one Arash. The BG and weathered perch are perfect for this one.
Hi Arash, good eye contact here, exposure spot on, and I do like the detail and softer colours in the BG.
Excellent image with perfect exposure ,the duotone bg makes the image more impressive
Another keeper! Agree that the BG above the head is sweet. The weathered perch adds as well. Good choice of composition as well,
Gail
Nice portrait and great details.
Very nice, Arash! I learned there is a Snowy owl irruption this winter inthe U.S. We also had tons of lemmings in the European arctic last summer. Lots of Rough-legged hawks and Short-eared owls in central europe now, but no Snowy owls.
Another beauty Arash. The bg does indeed go so well with this bird. Very nice comp, perch and stare. Great work.
perfect combination of soft pastel colour background and sharp "model"!
i realy like such kind of combination .
Stunning portrait Arash, I like the deep eye contact.
Arash - great shot - love it. I wonder did you adjust the eyes- I know they are spectacular but just maybe possibly a tiny tad too yellow and contrasting pupils? I may well be wrong if so I apologise in advance.
Snowy owl irruption here in southern Ontario as well...they've been popping up all over the place...
Thanks Jon,
I didn't adjust the eye, it was overcast so fortunately there was no shadow in the eye socket/pupil and the bright yellow came out naturally. It looks even yellower when you have direct sunlight striking the eye
Thanks everyone for nice comments
Arash, such a beautiful portrait. loved that band at the top. details, exposure, composition....you nailed this one. excellent processing as usual.
Another beauty Arash! I like the pose, perch, details, sharpness and composition.
Superbly exposed, great pose detail and colours
Arash have looked at some of your latest owl posted here and Wow what great photogaphy, nicely done.
Thank you all for nice comments
A very special specimen for me, thanks for sharing it. I find the light, pose and details to be great. The perch is too overpowering though.
Wow!!! Stunning image. What can I say that has not been said.
Very well done.