Burrowing Owl in Flight, Salton Sea

[Loi Nguyen]

My first Burrowing Owl in flight! The AF fell on a wing, so the head was just a touch soft.

1DX
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/2500
f5.6
ISO-400
BLUBB Bean Bag from a car window.

Thanks to Dan Brown and Kerry Perkins for giving me tips.

Appreciate your comments

Thank you

Loi

[jack williamson]

Hard to get this head on shot, you have done well. The eyes look sharp and that counts most.

Jack

[vishaljadhav]

Loi, i love the shot
You waited for this one to take off , the timing is good
The eyes look in good focus and the details are nice all over.
i even see a horizontal version of it with more sky and less tree, however i love it as presented too, congrats on your first one of this species

[Jamie Douglas]

Outstanding image Loi

[hirandesilva]

This is a difficult shot to get the focus right you have got it almost perfect. Like the eyes looking towards the camera. Well done !

Hiran

[Dan Brown]

Way to go, Loi!

[Marina Scarr]

Fun flight pose. Could see a little more sharpening around the face.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fabulous flight shot, Loi. Love the incoming pose with nice wing position,great use of grass in FG in composition.
Eyes looks beautiful.

Regards,
Satish.

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you everyone for your feedback, much appreciated. When I have a chance, I will play around some more with this image.

[Steve Canuel]

This is a nice shot Loi. Sharpness on the face looks good to me and I like the branches of the tree across the bottom.