Short eared owl

[Jonathan Ashton]

Camera Model Name Canon EOS-1D X
Canon 500mm f4 & 1.4TC III
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av (Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation 0.333333
Auto ISO Speed 3200

A similar shot to one posted a few weeks back but a couple of wing beats later and a different (minimal) crop.
All C&C welcome

[Eric Dienesch]

Hello,

well position of the wings.. fine background and for iso 3200 a really clean and nice picture.
I have no idea for a hint or tip, especially for these conditions. NICE One

[John Robinson]

Another good one Jon but I prefer the earlier one you posted,
Cheres
John

[Randy Stout]

Jon:

Very nice with excellent noise control at this ISO. Pleasant, multi layered backround, while the grasses provide some foreground interest, without distracting from the bird.

Cheers

Randy

[supreet.sahoo]

A great image in terms of IQ and SEO's are one of my favorite owls. The bg is soft and compliments the image so much. I would have preferred a more rectangular framing than the slightly squarish one now. Fantastic effort overall.

[adrian dancy]

full marks for this one Jonathan...superb.

[Graham Wilkes]

Excellent image considering the ISO, these are brilliant birds to photograph.

Graham

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... this is a lovely shot of the SEO . Love the overall color palette a lot . Good angle and a nice wing position ... the eye is lovely .
If you have used NR on this one ..... i might temper it back .

TFS Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hi Jon ... this is a lovely shot of the SEO . Love the overall color palette a lot . Good angle and a nice wing position ... the eye is lovely .
If you have used NR on this one ..... i might temper it back .

TFS Andreas

Agreed, not keen on the super smooth, that is why I didn't use any on the squirrel, maybe the answer lies between the two.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice Jon, sharp with good details and I also like the habitat here

TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much everyone your comments are much appreciated. I just hope I can get some more images before they move on.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Jon! I like the wing position, IQ, setting, details and BG.