Snowy Owl

[Herb Houghton]

In the rough, at the Meadowlands, with heavy overcast skies. Mark III, 500/1.4x, iso 1250, f5.6, 1/640, ec +2

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, angle, composition, setting and BG. I also like the stare. There is a slight reddish color cast and the eye looks a bit oversharpened. How much of a crop is this? Keep them coming!

[Herb Houghton]

Thanks for the critique, I was too heavy handed in usm I guess. The crop is at 66.7%.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks for the critique, I was too heavy handed in usm I guess. The crop is at 66.7%.

Then it is definitely worth reprocessing the image, I'm sure it could look even better. Let me know if you need help.

[Arthur Morris]

Critique above is spot on; the eyes do look veddy strange... . You might wish to get rid of the single reed that instersects the bird (coming out of the top if its head on our right).