.....Short-eared Owl... First post ...

[Martin Isabelle]

Hello I am new on this forum Here an owl to photograph in December :D
Excuse my written English who is very ordinary :o

:cool:
Thank you to have looked at ;)

Nom du fichier _MG_6107.CR2
Modèle d'appareil Canon EOS 50D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.1
Date/heure de prise de vue 2008-12-06 15:374
Nom du propriétaire
Mode de prise de vue Priorité-ouverture AE
Tv (Vitesse obturateur) 1/1600
Av (Priorité à l'ouverture) 7.1
Mode de mesure Mesure d'évaluation
Correction d'exposition 0
Sensibiltié ISO 800
Vitesse ISO auto OFF
Objectif EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Focale 800.0mm
Taille de l'image 4752x3168
Qualité de l'image RAW
Flash On (allumé)
Type de flash E-TTL externe
Mesure au flash E-TTL II Mesure flash évaluative
Correction d'exposition du flash -1
Synchro rideau d'obturation Synchro 1er rideau
Mémorisation d’exposition au flash OFF
Mode WB Auto
Mode AF Autofocus AI Servo

[Maxis Gamez]

Hello Martin and welcome to Birdphotographers.net.

What a lovely image you have here. Looks a little tight in the frame but I love the feeling and soft light to this one. I would select the eye and light it up a little more. You did well with the BG (Back Ground).

Welcome once again and I hope to see more of your work!

Thanks!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

As mentioned by Maxis, I would add a bit more of canvas on left and on top. The rest is extraordinary!
Probably is not the best eye contact owl/camera, but is the perfect owl/pray.

[Mike Lentz]

tremendous first post! I agree with a bit more canvas up top and out in front of the bird. Congrats on a beautiful image!

[Nathan Lovas]

Absolutely gorgeous. The BG is beautiful and I love the soft light. Great texture in the feathers...especially the legs. I actually enjoy the eye/head position as the whole comp is a bit different. I agree that I might add a bit more canvas to the image but it is a beautiful image. Nate

[Doug Brown]

Welcome Martin! The owl looks great; I don't mind the lack of eye contact because of the hunting pose. The BG is perfect. But I agree with the others that it's a little tight in the frame as presented. Thanks for sharing!

[Tony Whitehead]

Big welcome to BPN, Martin. Fantastic first post. Pose and BG are superb. Beautiful feather textures.

[Arthur Morris]

Welcome Martin, Please add the image data (camera, lens, shutter speed, aperture, EXP compensation, etc)
to your original post so that we are in a better position go offer help and advice.

[Grace Scalzo]

A perfect pose, not often seen. Looking forward to more of your images.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, Martin! Excellent first post, I like the details, pose, light and BG. More space has been mentioned. Keep them coming!

[Bob Malbon]

Martin, BEST EVER!!! Bob

[christopher galeski]

nice image,like the concentration in the eye,nice BG, as been said,bit tight in the frame,but magic shot.thanks.

[Jon Thornton]

Lovely colour and great pose.

[Steve Large]

Great background with lovely soft lighting. I have been trying all season to get a flying shot like this. Wish it was mine.

Steve

[Tony House]

Agree, a bit tight in frame but it's a superb image...

Nice work Martin, look forward to more.
Tony

[Martin Isabelle]

Thank you for the comments... Yes I know it is a little tight but it stays full framework in bottom and has front