Another Burrowing Owl

[Joe Senzatimore]

Finaly finding some cleaner nest sites. This one jumped up on the ugly perch that the preservation society puts up at each nest site. They look like a church cross. Not geard towards photography. I cropped it from the bottom and cloned out the remaining horizontal piece. I think it works as well as it's gonna.

800 ISO f8 at 1/1250th

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[Karl Egressy]

Good call on showing very little of the perch. The bird looks great so is the background, Joe.

[Nick Palmieri]

Really nice job on this one Joe. Love those eyes and the pose works very well!

[dankearl]

Very nice light and nice pose.
The best you have posted of these Owls, sharp, Nice BG and the perch looks fine.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Good job on this one Joe. Very sharp, good composition, great eye contact. I might crop just a bit off the top. Well done!

[Grace Scalzo]

I'd crop from the top. Uneven pupils had me looking at this for a while. The whites around his face look pretty hot to me. (Without examining it in Photoshop)

[arash_hazeghi]

nice warm colors and details, I'd move the bird slightly to the right

[David Salem]

Nice shot with good detail and exposure. Yes to a little off the top. Well done

[Joe Senzatimore]

I'd crop from the top. Uneven pupils had me looking at this for a while. The whites around his face look pretty hot to me. (Without examining it in Photoshop)

Yes Grace the pupils are strange , but real. I guess the eys adjust to light independently.

[Marina Scarr]

The best owl photo yet! Love how those talons are gripping the post and the light is terrific. I would like to see the bird moved upon the frame some if you have the room below. Agree on toning down the face a little. Have seen the eyes adjust independently. It's interesting to see it in a capture.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Check out the light and BG..not to mention the subject! Too bad the perch was so bad that it resulted in the owl being so low in the frame. You could chop some off the top but then you'd lose some of that nice dark band above.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot.
Very lovely background and light.
Excellent pose and nice details.
Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[Craig Kerr]

I like the lovely warm light and great background colors.