Little Owl

[Andy Shepherd]

Little Owl having a wing stretch, this is file I have had a go at reprocessing because I was never happy with my web sharpening, so any thoughts on the sharpness would be appreciated.

7D, 500f4LIS+1.4TC, Bean Bag.
1/500th @ f5.6 iso400 Full Frame

Wild Bird, photographed at the roadside from the car.

Thanks for the feedback on my Snipe image and thanks for looking.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

I like the mean look of the Owl & the extended wing. Nice BG as well. Nicely captured Andy.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image. Very nice pose with stretched wings, nicely fanned feathers and great expression.Bird is tack sharp on head, their feathers are soft, sharpness is not to worry about.
Beautiful BG and composition.Well done.

Regards,
Satish.

[John Rowell]

Really nice, elegant pose. The owl is well balanced in the image and the background sets it off nicely. I love the way the background colors pick up the eye and beak colors. Have you thought about bringing up the face and eyes a little?

[Randy Stout]

Andy:

Sharpening looks fine to me. I like the green on the perch helping to soften it and blend with the bg, so our eye is more attracted by the bird. Good pose, great eye contact.

Cheers

Randy

[Marina Scarr]

I see your owl was giving you some serious attitude! Love the wing stretch and the green BG.

[Binu John]

Fabulous shot, Andy! Love the vertical comp, light, eye contact, perch, pose and background! It couldn't get better than that!

[Raymond Lee]

Looks great on my screen. I love the expression and the wing stretching.

[Karl Egressy]

Love the wing stretch and the look.

[Andy Shepherd]

Thanks for the feedback guys and girls, pleased you like it.

[Loi Nguyen]

Andy, sharpness looks good to me. great pose and nice green BG. On my screen, the owl face looks a tad dark. i wonder if a slight Curves adjustment would give the image a little more pop against the dark green BG. I may also try to lighten the eyes a little bit too. TFS. Loi

[christopher galeski]

nice image,like the BG,good pose,sharp with nice detail.

[Andrew Robinson]

Very nice indeed Andy, I like the bit of wet on it's breast feathers, it looks like it has just caught something. Nothing I would change at all. It is a real shame but they have taken a huge nose dive around here. A few hard Winters and plenty of illegal persecution has done for them. Three years ago I knew where there were eight pairs, now I only know of one. One of my favourite birds as well.

Andrew

[Andy Shepherd]

Thanks very much, Andrew. I spent about an hour with this little chap, he was the most relaxed Little Owl I have ever come across, at one point he even had a quick snooze.

[keith mitchell]

Andy don't have any problem at all with the sharpening in fact it looks spot on! to me, still keeping a soft look to the wing feathers which I like,classy pose and a nice Bg,very nice indeed.
Cheers Keith.