A Miserable Grumpy Baby Owl.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This Eastern Screech-Owlet, on its' second full day outside the nest cavity, was treated to its first rainy event...much to its' "delight"....

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/250s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF.

[Brian Sump]

Daniel, so much love for this for many reasons. The detail and intensity of the main subject, the bright green IF and OOF accents around the image help highlight it's eyes, is that rain drops on the right side?

Just curious if there is any more room on the left? Feels like a touch more to breathe could help a tad. Even sliding image right until the tree trunk hits the UR corner?

So well done from my angle.

[arash_hazeghi]

looks like an alien species from star wars! you are quite lucky up there with all these little cute owls! I feel jealous! In a perfect world the tree trunk would have been a bit cleaner , the part of the bark peeling off is a bit distracting but with such a rare bird I'd take the shot first and then think about it :)

techs are perfect

TFS

[dankearl]

What a great look!! Very nice, I also think it is tight on the left but you must have had
something there?

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Dan, wonderful image. The little owl looks sad, grumpy and wet. What a great opportunity these owls are giving you. Thank you for sharing.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Dan, cracking colour palette and the bedraggled plumage just adds so much. Another wish for more to the LHS.

TFS
Steve

[Bill Dix]

That's one scruffy owlet. Great opportunity, well captured. Particularly since it was framed FF in the camera. The subject overrides any minor nits.

[Dorian Anderson]

This is a very memorable frame! It is a great look at this funny character with only minor distractions captured under fully-wild conditions. I would take this any day! The details are wonderful.

[gail bisson]

This is fantastic Daniel.
Love everything about it. 10/10 on the cuteness and the grumpy scale.
How I would love to have taken this image.
Yes to a bit more room LHS but not a huge deal.
Love, love this one!

[John Mack]

This one's head looks huge. Even bigger than the last. Love the framing and the pose. The hint of spring leaves is another plus. Really like the colors throughout the background.

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Outstanding for all the reasons mentioned. Yes, to a bit more on the left. What a character!

Randy