Barred Owl in Flight

[Lyle Gruby]

This is one of the adult barred owls as it flew down and caught a crawfish out of the road. They hunted within view every morning for weeks, but this was the only time I saw them hunt from the sunny side of the road. Every other day they hunted from the shadowy side into the light side.

Techs:
D3S
500 f4 AF-S II
500mm
ISO 1000
f/6.3
1/2000

Cropped maybe 25% or less, little bit of BG cleaned up, bird sharpened, NR applied. All C&C welcome.

[Kester Clarke]

Very sharp, and i like the slight blur in the wings. I would give him more space in front and a little bit more below.

[WillieHall]

lucky to get the light, so often I see birds that will not go into the sunlight, feeding in the shadows! I often struggle how close to crop, but I like this one.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice flight shot, good eye contact and wing position. I find the background green to be too bright. You might want to reduce the exposure on the background only.

[gail bisson]

This is excellent.
As a matter of personal taste I would add more room front and below.
Good IQ and light. The wing position is nice and the head is clear of the wings which is always a bonus.
I might reduce the brightness of the BG very slightly but nice as is,
Gail

[keith mitchell]

Lyle agree maybe tone down that b/g but that apart it really is very ,very good.

Keith.

[Jim Neiger]

I like it as presented, Lyle. Nice capture.