Great Horned Owl baby at Sunrise

[Rick Bowers]

Great Horned Owl - Tucson, Arizona, USA - May

A young Great Horned Owl just a few days out of the nest captured against a dramatic desert sunrise.

50D, 500+1.4, 1/60 sec; f/5.6; ISO 400, 580EXII w/ BB. NR on background.

[Marina Scarr]

This image just blows me away, Rick. That sky showcases this fledgling so well, and his look is so riveting. If this is full frame, I would take a big chunk off of the right and go sqare.

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image, Rick. I agree with Marina, taking off from the right should work.

[shane shacaluga]

WOW!!! What a striking image!

Lovely details on the plumage, tack sharp and killer background

TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome colours, and the perch is gnarly cool! A bit of a flashed look but the effect is kinda neat here. I like Marina's idea of a square crop.

[Grace Scalzo]

sunrise colors are lovely, talons showing on both sides of the body is a great touch. the oof stick on the right side could go, but this is one beautiful image, Rick.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Oh wow, this looks like it came straight out of a studio (in a good way). The background sunrise gives it a surreal feel. Nice touch with the flash.

Miguel

[Robert Kimbrell]

A very nice image, A great stare from the owl. and nice light throughout. What a beautiful background

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image with magical colors. Love the expression of owl.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light, eye contact and details. the oof branch on the right is a bit distracting. I would clone it out. this would work nicely in a very too

[David Salem]

Very nice! Love all of it except the branch on the rt. I like the suggestions on cropping from the rt to remove the branch. Awesome colors and detail.

[Martin Dunn]

Very striking image.
The owl looks great and the background is amazing.
I don't like square crops but I think this may be an exception to my rule as there is a bit too much space on the right hand side.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,great BG,good perch,sharp with good detail.

[Matthew Studebaker]

amazing extreme colors here

[Mike Veltri]

Sweet shot, love the background.

[Girish Prahalad]

striking image! unbelievable colors here with excellent details on the bird. excellent flash work as well.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Love the setting, the gorgeous sky and the flash work. Stunning image!