Owlet

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is another frame of the Juvenile Burrowing owl from NM. I hope you like it

Attachment 161359

1DX 600 II+1.4X III. ISO 2500. f/5.6 1/800 sec. Hand held. Processed with DPP 4.4

[Steve Kaluski]

Killer frame Arash.

A cracking perch, so soft, muted, pastel colours, set against a gorgeous, natural backdrop, something sadly will not happen with my owls. The slight curvature of the tip of the branch illustrates just how light these birds are and you can understand why they are reluctant to fly in high winds. Overall the image has a very 'delicate' feel to it and I like the way the sharpness is centred more on the subject and less so on the branch. Cool choice of frame with the subject side on and face to camera, shows off the subject well.

Side lighting looks a tad bright, but well handled as expected.

TFS
Steve

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks Steve yes they are very light and delicate! It was overcast here and thus the big pupils which I thought gave him a curious character.

[Steve Kaluski]

Being overcast was in your favour, so where was the RH light coming from, just interested.

[keith mitchell]

Arash think Steve as covered my thoughts fully,beautiful piece of work ,those eyes make it for me.

Keith.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful subject and light and a very complimentary perch, the whole colour palette is very pleasing.
I am curious about the intersecting line across the eyes, is this the nictitating membrane or some kind of highlight?

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful frame with a great stare from the owlet. Gotta love those NM colors of perch and background.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, beautiful bird. I wish the Burrowing Owls in Florida had bushes like this to perch on. The perch so much enhances the image. Thank you for sharing, Arash.

[arash_hazeghi]

Being overcast was in your favour, so where was the RH light coming from, just interested.

there isn't any light coming from the RHS. The Owls just a bit ruffled there

[Steve Kaluski]

Fine, guess it's just the light coming through, thanks.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful subject and light and a very complimentary perch, the whole colour palette is very pleasing.
I am curious about the intersecting line across the eyes, is this the nictitating membrane or some kind of highlight?

hi Jon I am not sure if these owls have nictitating membrane. The eyes are wide open and you can see the clouds in the horizon there.

cheers

[Glenn Conlan]

Nice image Arash the pupils make this captivating I think the reflection of the horizon from behind you is the soft line in the eyes, which I like. The perch is one I wish we had, nice change from the ground or rocks. Details and exposure are spot on as always, maybe a slight clock wise rotation

[Marina Scarr]

Such a sweet image, Arash. I love the feel of this one as mentioned. The bird and image itself is quite delicate.

[Daniel Cadieux]

How cool is that! I was going to mention how neat the dilated pupils are before you mentioned them. I love the perch and BG. I guess not having the fg branch there in the LRC would have been better, but man o man this is a rockin' owl frame!

[Richard Flack]

Lovely, crisp image Arash. Super sharp and nice delicate perch and beautiful background. I would be tempted to remove the piece of foliage sticking out top right as I dont think it adds anything to the image.

[William Dickson]

Very nice looking image and well composed, and nice on the eyes.

Will

[shane shacaluga]

Lovely frame! You always manage to capture owls superbly.

Vegetation and BG really add to the image

TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks everyone

[David Salem]

Nice frame Arash. Talk about soft, not sharp soft, just beautiful soft light. Love the pupils, the perch and the BG. Very nice

[Gabriela Plesea]

This is exquisite, Arash!

Nice techs and thoughtful processing, lovely mood, something gentle and sweet about this frame - it must be the colours and composition? Or maybe that almost bewildered look in those perfectly round eyes - simply beautiful!

Warmest regards,