Burrowing Owl in flight

[Kester Clarke]

From today ..these guys are fast!

7D2, 500mm f/4L
1/3200s, f/6.3, ISO 2000

Thanks for looking and your critique.

[Kirk Benson]

Wow... this is a fantastic image Kester. My first impression is the wonderfully rich colors and super clean detail, nice post work. Love the room to the right in your composition where those beautiful eyes are looking, and the BG is killer good. As good as it gets for a BO flight shot... excellent work!

[subramanya_ck]

Just an extraordinary image... lovely eye contact, great focus and a BG to die for....a winner for me

[christopher galeski]

very nice,love the BG,nice flight pose,the expression in its face is magic,well done.

[keith mitchell]

Superb eye contact, bird jumps out of that lovely clean b/g ,great work.

Keith.

[John Robinson]

Good stuff Kester. Just enough wing blur. A little something in the BG would lift it for me, but we all have our preferences.
Cheers
John

[Kester Clarke]

Thanks guys.

For me, I wish I had more space on the bottom.

[Joe Murphy]

A Cracking in-flight Kester, IQ looks very good for ISO 2000, you could add some canvas on the bottom, if needed.

[Mike Poole]

Great timing Kester, great detail from the 7d2 (just as I'd talked myself out of getting one). Perfect world scenario would have been a bit more of a face on shot, but that's probably a bit harsh given the lack of control you have over speedy wild subjects.

I'm going to try for a few of these in Florida in a few months, if I get anything like this I'll be pretty chuffed with myself

Mike

[Loi Nguyen]

Fantastic shot, tack sharp. Good BG. The white on the face may be a touch hot but I'm on a MAC lap top, so not ideal. May be burning it a little. TFS. Loi

[Karl Egressy]

Great head on flight shot, excellent sharpness on the head.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Kester, lovely flight shot and I like the angle too. Killer BKG with some lovely subtle colours that tie in with the subject, a belter of an image. Agree with you about a hint more below, an easy fix certainly.

TFS
Steve

[Raybel Robles]

Amazing stuff! The BG sets off the bird extremely well! Love the blur wings with the sharp head! Gives a sense of speed! Well done

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This is just superb Kester! Love the capture here with lovely wing position, details and BG. Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic image here Kester. I love the pose, light, and killer eyes. Although you do not need much more room below, I do agree about adding some...and with this smooth BG it should be an easy tweak. Nicely done.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Wow.. Great flight pose,details,BG and BG colour.lovely eye contact.

[Ed Kelly]

Beautiful. Everything works. The whites on my Mac Retina display looks right on. Adding to bottom would be simple. Let me know if you want me to do a quick edit.

Ed

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet dynamic pose with a nice BG. I agree with toning down the highlights and perhaps a bit more sharpening on the face

well done Kester!

[Kester Clarke]

more canvas, toned down highlights, and little more sharpening on face.

[Bill Dix]

Excellent image to begin with, and the repost puts it over the top. All has been said.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Kester! Repost looks great.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with superb IQ. Spectacular incoming flight pose with nice HA. Superb colors and details.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Wow!! I shoot a lot of Burrowing owls in flight and I have to say, that is one beautiful frame. The green BG makes this one special along with the solid techs and details. Very nice.

[Kester Clarke]

Wow!! I shoot a lot of Burrowing owls in flight and I have to say, that is one beautiful frame. The green BG makes this one special along with the solid techs and details. Very nice.

Thanks ! Your BO shots are amazing.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer frame. RP is an improvement and an impressive image.