GHO on Blue

[Steve Canuel]

20D, 1-400L @ 400mm, f5.6, 1/4s, ISO 1600, tripod mount, MLU, cable release.
Steve

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Steve,
The exposure and lighting are right on.........1 vote for not a huge fan of the BG......even though it is the environment! It's actually funny.........probably 10 years ago........this would have been a killer shot!.........while I think it is very good on the owl................technology and sheer #'s of nature photog's make the BG less than desirable. If it was my only shot........keeper........until I improve on it. The only improvement on this pic is the BG.

[Dave Phillips]

the separation from the bg has an almost eerie 3D effect.
The small branches are not as distracting as are the 2 diagonal large one's IMO

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Steve Nothing much you can do about the bg except working your around a bit You can try to keep some of the prominent branches from intersecting the head Will lessen the impact !!!

I do like how well the bird stands out form the bg Good placement in frame and all very sharp !!! Excellent !!!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful capture with excellent detail and gorgeous eye contact. The Bg is what it is and that is it's natural habitat. Personnally it does not bother me and while I love clean shots I also like this . Many thanks for sharing Steve.