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    One of the two owlet's from last year's brood. The 'perch' is a living Pine tree, the owlet used to like flying from the comfort of the larger trees to here, then down to find the parent. I left the cobweb lines in.

    Thanks to those who posted or viewed the previous thread.

    Steve

    Subject: Little owlet (Athene noctua)
    Location: UK
    Camera: Canon 1DX MKI
    Lens: 500f/4MKII HH
    Exposure: 1/2000s at f/8 ISO2000
    Original format: Portrait, very slight crop from the top, FF width
    Processed via: LR Classic CC & PSCC2018
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    Steve:

    Cute fellow, like the comp, angled perch, intense stare, soft light. By all means, I always like cobwebs, other fine details like that. Kind of like little rewards as you view the image.

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    Hi Steve, love the direct eye contact here, and you have captured nice plumage detail on the little fellow. The vertical comp works well, and I like the high placement in the frame. The Owlet also pops from the darker BG too.

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    Hi Steve, such wonderful eyes... the owl stare. I have seen it often with the owls here. Everything spot at as always. Nice composition, thank you for sharing.
    Joe Przybyla

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    Love the slightly wide view of him and his perch. It's a very interesting perch so it works well. Owl looks really great too!

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    Thanks guys.

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    Very nice image. I like the owl with the unusual perch. Great detail!
    If I had to improve the image I would
    1. Remove the OOF bright blob over the owl's head
    2. Saturate the iris a little more
    3. White balance seems a little towards green, I am not sure if it is just the background color overwhelming the subject.

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    Love this image! So intimate with that piercing eye contact.
    I love it as presented.
    Well done mate! :)

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