Burrowing Owl

[Jared Gricoskie]

Working on a book on prairie dogs I had the honor of shooting a dutiful father Burrowing Owl.

D300, 500/f4 + 1.7TC, 800, f6.3, ISO 400, beanbag out car window.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Wonderfull backlight and great exposure control, nice pose, detail, BG, comp and colors, I would only suggest to darken a tad the Owl.
Big congratulations!

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice looking photo Jared. I really like the inclusion of the habitat. The owl seems a bit too light on my monitor also. Dave

[Bill Jobes]

Nice capture under challenging back/side lighting conditions, Jared.

A minor adjustment I'd suggest, would be to tone down the bright hotspot on the lower back feathers.

The eye contact, and facial expression is just the best!

[Kobus Tollig]

Ditto Ramon on darkening. I would also sharpen a bit more. Great one well done on this