Summer Regular

[Steve Large]

Hi Folks,
I hope you are all enjoying the summer. Here is a new one of my favorite bird. He has returned to Neck Point Park here in Nanaimo. So far he is the only one that I have seen. Last year at this time there was a family of four in the park.

Stats: Canon 50D, Aperture Priority, 500mm (Had to take off the 1.4x - too close!), 1/20 sec, at F/8, ISO 320, +.7 EC.

Thanks for your comments,

Steve

[Morkel Erasmus]

super sharp with great eyes. did you try to tone down the bright spots in the BG?

[Ramon M. Casares]

Very nice specia and detail, lovely comp, and although BG is very bussy it works, probably to tone it down would help. And I would also suggest warming up the whole image a bit. Congratulations.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness, pose and angle look good. I would tone down the highlights more. I wouldn't mind having such a cooperative bird around here.

[Fabs Forns]

Good looking bird and great suggestion to darken the highlights. The bird itself could also use some darkening, thanks for sharing him :)

[Brian Barcelos]

Very nice Steve, you must of had a pretty sturdy tripod to get this sharp at 1/20! Love that stare and the colors are great. I agree with critiques already made. Congrats

Brian

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great details and sharp! Love owls. :D I would also suggest to tone highlights down. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Erich Stevens]

Steve,

Great shot and love the detail. I agree w/techs already mentioned. To add, I'd do a selective saturation boost on the eyes and make that yellow pop a little better.

[Steve Large]

Hi Everyone,
Here is the re-post with a slightly more subdued background and the eyes enhanced with added saturation. Hope this is better.

Thanks,

Steve