Short-eared Owl on the Hunt

[Bonnie Block]

Hi All, I’ve been absent for awhile—getting back to making some more images and hopefully posting more.
This is a Short-eared Owl on the hunt in Washington State.
1DX
500/4 L IS II
1/2000 sec, f/5.6 ISO 1600

[Roy Priest]

Bonnie, great light and I like the ready to pounce pose.

[Ian Cassell]

I love the action in this image!

[Alan Murphy]

Excellent image and one I wish was mine.

[dankearl]

Terrific, Bonnie,
Love the habitat and the pose of a hard to get Owl...

[arash_hazeghi]

This is great Bonnie, I love the habitat, exposure and light. If mine I'd crop it a tad tighter

well done

[Mike Milicia]

Excellent action pose with nice inclusion of habitat!

Looks like it has a slight green cast. Try adding a touch of magenta and see what you think.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fully action packed, superb image. Very nice pose, habitat and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer pose and light, Bonnie. Colors look good on my monitor. This crop works for me b/c you are leaving space for the owl to pounce into. Would love the opportunity to see one of these owls one day. Happy New Year!

[William Dickson]

Lovely image Bonnie. Fantastic pose and well captured. Thanks for sharing

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Bonnie, nice to see a post from you!! Great subject and hunting behaviour. Very nice light. I love the comp as is.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful hunting action captured, Bonnie, with beautiful light and nice habitat. I like it just as posted and wish it were mine.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the composition, setting, diving pose and IQ. Excellent image Bonnie.

[Ivan Ellison]

Great pose, nice and sharp, lovely light and BG to set off the bird, Well framed, really captures the expectant moment just before a kill.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Beautiful! Love the light and pose!

[Shantanu Ambulgekar]

perfect timing. It would have been more fabulous if this was captured in horizontal frame instead of vertical in my personal opinion.

Regards,
Shantanu