Just a Snowy

[Art Kornienko]

30D, 300 F4L IS, ISO 400, F7.1, 1/1000, Uncropped

[Robert Amoruso]

Art,

Nicely composed in the frame. I would have liked to see the right eye a bit more visible.

In Photoshop or similar, open a levels adjustment and set a white point on the BG and a black point on a black patch down under the owl. The will color balance it (get rid of blue cast) and setting the black point will make the pattern pop.

I have my white point set at 240 RGB and black point at 10 RGB as the levels defaults.

[denise ippolito]

Art, I'd first like to say how much I've enjoyed all of your Snowy Owl posts! This one is no exception. The composition is very nice agree w/ slight blue cast-but sometimes it adds a sense of coldness. I see a very slight bit of dark at top of frame-

[Graham Smith.]

I don't believe there is such a thing as "just" a snowy.
that being said, great detail. I'm interested to see how Roberts comments would affect the image.

[Nate Chappell]

It's a really interesting pose with one eye visible and just a part of the other, the image does look a little on the blue side but in a cold environment that's fitting.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle and pose, the tight crop works well here. Another vote for removing the color cast.

[Jeff Nadler]

yup, the blue cast has gotta go.

[Steve Large]

Art you must have been laying on the ground ten feet away to get a shot like this! Very good detail and one more vote here for raising the color temp a bit.

Steve