D300 / 200-400 VR @ 340mm
1/80 sec, f4, iso 200
Gitzo, Katana Gimbal, slight crop, natural light
cloned out a couple small twigs.
D300 / 200-400 VR @ 340mm
1/80 sec, f4, iso 200
Gitzo, Katana Gimbal, slight crop, natural light
cloned out a couple small twigs.
Raymond:
Windblown and wise looking, lovely owl.
Nicely exposed.
I find the bright background a little distracting, and might be tempted to try a vertical cropped version to downplay that effect a bit.
Alternately, you could reduce the brightness of the background on the left.
I assume this was not a captive, since you are so careful about mentioning that.
Randy
Beautiful composition Raymond and I love that you have included the habitat in this capture. The touches of green at the top adds another lovely dimension to this image. It gives the viewer a much better idea of the where one my find these beautiful birds. Many thanks for sharing.
thanks Randy and Judy Lynn, and yes, this is not a captive bird.
Beautiful image Ray, I like how the perch reaches out to the viewer and the seperation between the bird and the tree. Sure looks like it was COLD.
Raymond. The almost squinted stare is great. I love the pine needles at the top. Very nice details and I like the composition.:)
Ray another beaut..I went down on Tuesday but had little luck (snow and wind) on way home did manage a Saw-whet on Amherst...I too like the habitat look to this image..Owl color looks a little light but that could just be my crappy work monitor...TFS
Very beautiful image, Raymond. Have you tried vertical composition?
I like the inclusion of the environment, eye contact, angle and sharpness. I could see this as a vertical crop, too, but really like it as presented.
Love this as is. The habitat is wonderful as is the green framing the Owl. I too think it might be just a touch bright but still a great one.
On second look, the head looks slightly blueish in the original post, maybe a slightly higher color temperature and midtone adjustment to darken it a tad?
Hi Ray, lovely owl shot, I much prefer the vertical crop, it seems to attract more to the bird, and I would crop out the branch on the right that looks like it is sticking into the bird.
Two beautiful images Ray! I like the vertical crop just a little more than the other image.
thanks to Axel!! I sent the raw file to the expert, and the learning continues!