Short Eared Owl

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

Camera Model Canon EOS 50D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.5
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 800
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
AF Microadjustment 8

I have the next shot, the owl is practically touching the grass - it's face is partly obscured. Seconds later it flew off with a vole. I got a beautifully sharp shot of half the owl and a vole!

All comments welcome

Jon

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and light. I cropped it differently, increased saturation and sharpened the bird more.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wonderful capture and great repost Axel !!!

[Tim Kuhn]

I really like this image for the uniqueness of it. More often than not we see raptore images coming in feet first, not head down this close to the ground. Well done.

Tim

[joel quenneville]

Interesting perspective on an owl. I love the way you included the environment in a way that adds to your composition without distracting from the subject. IMHO, this is one of the hardest types of bird photography. The owl's concentrated gaze gives a certain mood to the image, I only wish I could see more of the face. I agree with Axel's repost. Good job, I am looking forward to the other images in this series.