Dancing Burrowing Owl

[Loi Nguyen]

Another Burrowing Owl imga from the trip with David Salem.

1DX
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/1250
f5.6
ISO-400
BLUBB bean bag thru car window
Manual exposure, + 1/3 EV Evaluative Meering
Overcast conditions ~ 11AM with the sun trying to poke hru cloud, soft light
Cropped from vertical to horizontal

PP in CS6, NR to BG, sharpened subjet, cloned out a distracting branch

Please let me know hw I am doing with the PP. I'm a newbie to CS6.

Thanks

Loi

[Bill Dix]

Love the walking pose, and the POV (I wouldn't have guessed it was from a car window). Nice detail, exposure and comp. PP work looks fine to my eye, although I might be tempted to run a heavy dose of NR on the BG - not for noise but to blur it out just a bit more.

[Amy Kay]

Nice complimenting colours and love the walking pose!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Loi, love the 'creeping' pose, and your low angle of capture has turned out well. I like the concentrated stare, and agree, softening the BG a little more wont harm.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pose and nice low angle on this one. Love the raised foot!