Barred Owl.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This is the same individual I posted a few days ago, but photographed on a different day. It had been perching on a so-so perch for a good while, until it moved a few times, including this wide open perch that it stayed on for a bit. Here I had my back squished against a fallen tree and could not back up more so I frantically removed the TC to get this FF composition...good thing the owl stayed put! This is also the only spot where I had a complete filled-in BG...moving an inch right or left introduced some white sky in the upper corners (some neat high-key images were also taken)

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, a couple of snags strategically removed, including one crossing the belly (content aware worked wonders for that). The catchlight on the bird's right eye (to our left) is natural, the other to our right added by me.

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Such a round little fellow. Love how the branch disappears under the fluffy feathers. Nice comp.

Soft light and lovely exposure.

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

Love how he is hanging to the branch and the "sleepy" pose here. nice BG too

[christopher galeski]

nice capture of this sleepy owl,nice detail and light,and like that BG.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Superb!! I love the pose and how the branches are framing him. Love th BG too.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the perch, sleepy pose, IQ, composition and BG. Excellent image Daniel.

[William Dickson]

Very nice image Daniel. great details throughout. I love the pose, it's like the owl is nodding off and falling against the tree.. Good work

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Super IQ and detail on this one. Cute little owl with lovely comp and sleepy pose.

[Jonathan Ashton]

That's a gem Dan - well done, I bet you were really pleased to add these to your portfolio.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice image, great composition, Daniel.