Little Warrior

[Don Lacy]

Burrowing Owls are one of my favorite subjects to photograph they just seem to have so much attitude for a little guy. I found this guy sitting on one of the post that had cordon off the burrow and while not my ideal perch it did let me put a BG of yellow wild flowers behind him.

1DMKIII, 500 f/4, 1/500 at f/5.6, Aperture Priority Mode, Evaluative Metered, ISO 400, Tripod, Cropped

[Marina Scarr]

This is an absolutely lovely portrait, Don. The wildflowers are what make this one special. The stare down and those talons are nice touches as well.

[Ashley Cohen]

Fantastic image. Composition, pose and background are spot on. Overall finish to the image looks great too, perhaps a tad more sharpening than I think I would have applied but it's difficult to say as everyones sharpening and style is different with the finished image. It just looks a little strong around the eyes.

[PhilCook]

Those eyes bore right into the viewer, stunning imagery Don, sharp as one could hope for and beautifully isolated from the ultra smooth and interesting backdrop. I dont mind the perch at all as it's small enough not to overpower the bird and at least it's a aged looking

[Don Lacy]

perhaps a tad more sharpening than I think I would have applied but it's difficult to say as everyones sharpening and style is different with the finished image. It just looks a little strong around the eyes.

I did selectively sharpen the eyes in retrospect I might have over done it

[Grace Scalzo]

Love the background!

[Robert Kimbrell]

The background is stunning. It really makes the owl seem to pop off the screen. I think the perch worked well for you, as it displays the talons so well

[Amy Kay]

Beautiful BG and love the pose, the perch works well.

[jack williamson]

I think that the perch is fine, so is the bg and the owl is sharp as a tack.

[Mike Veltri]

Very nice Don, great pose and sharpness but for me I find the background a bit distracting.

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb portrait of owl,you have here,Don.Beautiful pose,colors,lights,perch and lovely BG with OOF flowers.
Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Great looking Owl Don, love the BG, the pose & stare down the barrel!

[thijs broekkamp]

Wow very nice, lovely background with the few yellow spots in the bg.

[David Salem]

Nice BO shot with great detail and BG. Well done

[MohsenVahedipour]

Lovely pose & BG. Excellent sharpness.