Great Horned Owl

[Raymond Barlow]

Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
D300 200-400 VR
1/200s f/5.6 at 380.0mm iso250

Hand held through sunroof of the F150, slight crop.,

I was very lucky to see this bird fly into a roadside perch, and wait long enough for me to approach quietly by backing up to the location, and climb up through the sunroof and fire a few frames. It wasn`t long before it moved on, but I was very happy for the look!

Another try at it, I hope this isn't too washed out.



thanks for your comments.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, I like the pose and intense look. The bird could go a bit brighter for my taste.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Raymond,

Love the intense look. I like the owl as presented because it goes well with the mood in this image.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great composition Raymond and beautiful capture !! The intense stare really makes this image or me as well as the excellent detail. Congratulations on finding this beauty !!!

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Raymond,
I like the branches across the frame. I also like the stern look and alert pose. The clenched talons add to the effect.
Steve

[Desmond Chan]

Never seen a great horned owl in this pose. The lighting brings a certain atmosphere to the photo.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like the tension in this image....really feel the power of the stare, the clenched talons, and the jaggedness of the branches.

[Linda Robbins]

Different alert pose and I like the interest added by the branches. I agree with Axel that the bird could be brighter.

[Fabs Forns]

I like the compos very much, Ray, the branches present a very interesting pattern that adds to the image. Another vote for lighter.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi, here what I woul've done to this shot, I have darkened a bit the BG and then crop from the bottom to remove the lower branches. But overall and as yuo presented it was great!! Congratulations!

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks Ramon., this is almost my exact original edit, shortly after I took the image this spring., I have just been trying to get creative with it., to see what people like., I appreciate your effort very much.