Short-eared Owl

[Taylor Yeager]

Image made after a snowstorm in the northeast corner of MA a few weeks back. 2009 has kept me busy so far and away from the computer, besides metadata..... I hope to post more.

Camera model:Canon EOS 50D
Focal length:700 mm
Exposure:1/800 at f/5.6
Exposure bias:+1 EV
Exposure prog.:Aperture priority
ISO speed:ISO 640

[Blake Shadle]

Hi Taylor! Very nice image as presented. I like the eye contact that you captured. There are a few things that I think might improve this image. Overall it's a little tight for my taste. We can fix that by positioning your subject closer to the right hand side of the frame, leaving more room at the tail. Adding a little bit of canvas to the bottom and border to help determine where the frame ends. Or adding canvas all around if that's something you feel comfortable with. The large brown thing in the upper left is a bit distracting. His right eye looks tack sharp. Good work.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

MAy be a touch tight, but I think otherwise you have a great portrait of this superb bird of the night! What has it killed?

[Juan Aragonés]

I absolutelly agree with the suggestions made by Blake. The main concern for me is thebird being very thight in the frame. Great low angle, BTW :-)

[Arthur Morris]

Though I am not a big fan of tight, I do like this a lot. The brownish shape in the upper left balances the COMP nicely as it offsets the dark eye sockets; you might wish to selectively lighten that whole area (including the irises) a bit. Poor mouse or vole

My only wish is that those eyes were a bit more open. The stare is great.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I love it as presented, the scene is great, light, colors and BG are nice! I would try adding some canvas but just in the bottom. Congratulations!

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Taylor,

Good composition and details. I would increase the contrast in the feather a little. Love the eye contact!

Keep them coming!

[Grace Scalzo]

SHeesh, Taylor. First the ivory gull, now this. You're on a roll. For me, the mouse and the slight bit of blood on the face put this over the top. If you don't want to add canvas, you can fool the viewer's eye by matting this with a mat that picks up on the color of your bg (I'm thinking a bright white)... Really interesting image...well done.

[Mark Schmitt]

Were you chumming with mice/voles? BG works for me, I like the mottled appearance of it. Little more canvas. Good image. ;)