Short-eared Owl

[Bonnie Block]

50D 300/2.8 IS + 2X TC
1/1000 sec 600mm ISO 400 f/6.3

Beautiful evening--and this owl flew down right before I drove away--post not ideal--but not much to do about that!
I have had some issues with my posted images being oversaturated--so hopefull, I've got it fixed.


Thanks for the suggestions on the crop---repost--cropped the image slightly

[Randy Stout]

Bonnie:

A lovely little owl. The light was sweet, exposure looks just about perfect, complimentary background. The saturation looks fine to me. Great eye.

I would probably crop in some from the left, and up just a bit from the bottom.



Randy

[joel quenneville]

That eye really grabbed by attention. The BG, pose, and grass are great. The post takes some away from your composition. I would suggest cropping from the bottom to eliminate that dark section on the lower part of the pole.

[Dave Phillips]

very nice Bonnie, the touch of oof foliage adds to a beautiful bg....and a beautiful subject.

[Randy Stout]

Bonnie:

I think the recrop is just right. Cutting out the colored part of the post reduces its impact somewhat, and overall the bird is a bit more impressive, since its larger in the frame.

Cheers

Randy

[James Shadle]

Bonnie,
In the future would you please post your second image as a reply?
Our guidelines allow only one image per post.
Thanks James

PS Beautiful Short-eared Owl !

[Steve Canuel]

Nice looking owl Bonnie. Great BG, love the color and warmth of the image.

[David Hemmings]

Beautiful light and details Bonnie! I would like to see it as a vertical as well.

[Bonnie Block]

Thanks everyone-!
James--I'll remember next time. :)
David--I'll try the vertical crop on this one--thank you!

[Terry Olmsted]

I think its all been said, Bonnie. I'll look forward to your next post!