Hovering Owl

[Troy Lim]

~The wind was perfect yesterday and gave me some opportunity to get some shots like this one as the owl was hovering in the air for a few times for a second or two. They appeared to be concentrating on the movement on the ground. This pair must be working very hard as it needs to feed 5 healthy chicks. One thing I wish I had yesterday is the 1Dx, just to get that few frames each time they did that.
5D Mark III, 1/1600, f/10, ISO1600, 400mm 5.6L

[arash_hazeghi]

great shot Troy! love the wing position and nice that you got him sharp, these are one of the toughest birds to get in flight. I like the wing position too. did you take this one late in the afternoon? it does have a subtle cast but might be from low warm light

[Troy Lim]

great shot Troy! love the wing position and nice that you got him sharp, these are one of the toughest birds to get in flight. I like the wing position too. did you take this one late in the afternoon? it does have a subtle cast but might be from low warm light

Arash, you are correct. It was near sunset.

[Davidwilliams]

Great eye contact and well lit, great shot

[Marina Scarr]

Nice flight image, Troy. Seeing a magenta cast. Love the center framing.

[PhilCook]

Great wings and especially great eyes in this, like the comp a lot as well all against a complimentary backdrop

[Loi Nguyen]

Troy, this is a lovely shot. You had him looking directly at you with the catch light in both eyes. Nice and sharp, good wing position. These guys are very fast!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Troy, this is an awesome image! Great in-coming pose and good wing position! Well done!!!

[mohammad reza shahab]

very nice flight pose,Great eye contact and nice BG.

[dankearl]

This is really good, Troy.
Eye contact is superb, and I like the DOF.
Sharp where it needs to be and very nice flight pose.