Short-eared Owl

[Terry Olmsted]

My first owl capture of this year - Skagit Flats, Washington. Taken on Feb. 27, 2009

Canon 40D 400mm f5.6L 1/1250s f5.6 ISO 400 ec+1 partial metering

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find and eye contact. I might raise the color temperature a bit and blur the BG some more.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks very much, Axel.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks, Axel. Here's a warmed up version. I really appreciate the helpful suggestion.

[Graham Smith.]

Nice one Terry. Good suggestion by Axel. The warmer repost brings out some of the buffiness on his chest and tail.

[Bonnie Block]

Very nice, Terry! I know where you were at!--not easy to get close. I like the warmer repost--the little branches to the left balance this nicely.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks very much for commenting, Graham and Bonnie. I don't post too often on BPN, since
I always feel I should post my very best efforts. Bonnie, great to hear from you. This time of
year in our neck of the woods is quite a wonderful place to be.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The repost looks really good.