Barred Owl

[Malcolm Benn]

Canon 50D
500mm f4
Aperture Priority
1/400, f8.0, ISO 320, Exposure Compensation -1/3
handheld with bushhawk

tough to get the face looking sharp on this species of owl .. but it is :)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Gorgeous image of this barred owl and I love the composition too. Excellent detail and eye contact. My only wish would be for a tad more room at the top but still a wonderful capture as presented . I would love to have this in my files Malcolm.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

One more stunning owl image. I would just suggest to place it a bit lower in the frame.

[Dan Busby]

Nice shot Malcolm. Sharpness looks good to me. The sharp beak and that gleam in the eye bring it together. I actually like the high placement of the bird - seems to emphasize the vertical nature of the image. We could hope for less branch clutter in the lower BG but I think they are soft enough to not be a distraction. I might also try to remove that greyish patch above the head and clone in the yellowish BG. These owls are really putting on a show this year!

[Doug Brown]

The bird looks great and I like the included habitat, which gives a sense of place but doesn't overpower. I would lighten the bird's left eye a bit.

[Phil Seu]

very nice image of a great bird. enough environmental elements to be interesting but not distracting

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the soft light, sharpness and inclusion of the habitat. Another vote for more room at the top and lightening of the left eye or alternatively, enhancing the catchlight a bit.

[Raymond Barlow]

excellent shot Malcolm, more room on top might help... we had a good day yesterday with these owls, and saw 5,.. but it was very chilly!

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Malcolm, I also really like the inclusion of the habitat. Nice pose with good detail in the bird. Another vote for lightening the left eye.

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image , lovely compo and liked the habitat inclusion ,
TFS

[Ofer Levy]

Very nice indeed!! Would add some more room at the top and agree with Doug regarding the left eye.

[Malcolm Benn]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I had wondered about the headroom and the left eye.

[James Salywoda]

Stunning Image Malcolm!

[Kiran Poonacha]

All Said Above, I love this too, nice eye contact and details..

[Malcolm Benn]

Thanks James and Kiran, I appreciate you and everyone else having a look.