Hi, this is my first post since becoming a member and I must say what a great standard of images ,this shot is one of many of the little owl I have since I decided to spend a lot of time with them in a local quarry,i have been watching, observing and photographing them for nearly seven years ,I don't have large lenses so I have always had to get a bit closer to them to get the chance of any shots ,this shot is of the female taken a few weeks after the young had finally fledged ,the owls are always a bit brave in breeding season and spend a fair bit of their time during the day in their territory ...I am hoping to improve on the imaginative side with my owls and CC is very much appreciated Little owl by den9112, on Flickr
Hi Dennis and a warm welcome to BPN.
A good first post!
I like the IQ and soft light. The good look at the talons really adds something to your image.
I would move the owl to the left in the frame so that he has more room to look out of the frame.
I would also take some off the bottom to halfway up the rock. The rock makes the image feel bottom heavy to my eye.
TFS,
Gail
PS Don't forget to include your ISO, SS and F stop
Many thanks for taking time to reply and your opinion of the shot ,the more I take some of the bottom the more I like it ,I never thought of chopping any of the stone off as to me it was part of the full picture ,good to get other peoples honest opinion .
Hi Den
I agree with Gail re the crop. Seen some of your LO's over on PHub. They must be one of the most photographed birds in the UK this last couple of years. The wild and free title says something. Most are baited these days(still wild and free I suppose though .) Good first post.
Cheers
JohnR
I am quite new as well Dennis, but whether you re-crop or not... I must tell you that I love this image. If it were mine (and I wish it were) I could crop about ⅓ off the bottom of the rock. The background is so nicely handled, and the owl is beautiful. Well done!
Hi Dennis, a big welcome to BPN, and hope you enjoy the participation of both learning and sharing.
I like the alert stare, good feather detail, and captured in soft light. Lovely smooth BG too. Hope you dont mind, I couldnt resist in showing my comp version. I added some canvas to the RHS, and then recropped as shown by coming up from the bottom, and taking off the LHS. I noticed that your image size was 1024 high. Although you had the dimensions of 1024 x 900, a vertical should only be posted at 900 high. As mentioned by Gail, please always add your shooting techs, camera, lens and shooting exif.
Little owl wild and free
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