Saw-whet Owl (c)

[Raymond Barlow]

Taken last week at the workshop near Milton Ontario., Canada
D300 / 200-400 VR @ 400mm
1/50 sec, f4, iso 250
tripod, natural light, almost ff

one soggy bird!

[Tony Whitehead]

Amazing. Looks like a cute kids toy with glass eyes. Love the mossy perch and warm BG.

[Bruce Enns]

Cool looking image Raymond...very sharp with excellent details. The rain streaks and soggy look add interest as well. Is this a captive bird? I can't think where I would see a background with that colour...what is the background?

Cheers!
Bruce

[Steve Canuel]

Very vibrant image. Colors look good. Great model and perch.

[John Blumenkamp]

Great perch, background and of course subject... those eyes are amazing. Nice work.

[Stu Bowie]

How are those eyes. Great pose, and love the comfy perch. What is the BG?

[Harshad Barve]

what a set of eyes , amazing , lovely image with spot on expo and compo , Killer BG
TFS

[Geraldo Hofmann]

Technically a great picture, what was the background ?

I don't like the plumage of this little fellow, was it handled before or simply molting?

Geraldo

[Steve Berkowitz]

The perch is very nice, as is the background.

[Morkel Erasmus]

very cute shot! what is providing the red BG? lovely eyes, pose and sharpness overall.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

These most be the most tender eyes I have ever seen on an owl!

Love that perch and BG. The falling rain adds lots to this image, great job.

[Elisa Rol]

Awesome BIRD! Incredible eyes! Very nice BG, perch and sharp details. Congrats!!

[carole wiley]

Lovely image here Ray, love the background and the Saw-whet is my favorite owl, so engaging. Very nicely done.

[Raymond Barlow]

Hi Everyone, thanks for the comments., the backgroud is a maple tree, with a very beautiful colour., the plumage is the trendy soggy look while the image was shot in a light rain.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Images like this one make me want to take some time to work with captive birds :) Perch, pose, BG, colors, textures, species, detail, and mood are simply superb. Big congratulatios!