Here is another one from the summer. I caught this guy cooling off on a branch hanging over the water at around 7:30 at night. Shot at Neck Point Park in Nanaimo.
Lovely feather detail and BG. Backlight blowing the ear tufts unavoidable. It would be a little nice if the iris of the right (bird's left) eye were more visible but still a very nice image.
No fair. Most of my critique appears above. I would eliminate the little branch just above the perch on the left frame edge. Love the feather detail.
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Hello Everyone,
Thank you for all of your comments. I took a chance putting this one up because I knew the lighting was not quite right. Still, I did not want to trash it as there was a certain charm to it and ofcourse the background composed of late season gary oak leaves. I will work on some of the changes that you all have suggested.