Hi Jonathan,
pretty sharp for that low a shutter speed and that low an F stop. As was suggested before I might have the tendancy to brighten it up a bit. Interesting to see how similar the environment that these guys are in where you are to where they live here in western Canada. I haven't been quite as lucky about getting good backgrounds. Always seem to get them with white sky behind :p. Over all a very nice shot
Wonderful capture Johnathan. I really like the habitat and know it is not super easy to get this image in and amongst the tall grass. I agree it could be a bit brighter, but then again, this is likely indicative of the light at the time the image was created.
The owl is great and I really like the included habitat and the composition, Jonathan. I like the brightness as presented because of its moodiness, but a brighter version would likely also work nicely. Well done.