EOS 1D markIII
Canon 600 F4 IS + 1.4X
F5.6 at 1/160
expo. comp. 0
weather: early morning shade
10/5/2009 7:01 am
Early one morning my wife called out, there's an owl sitting on one of the logs leaning into the pond. I quickly gathered up my photo gear and headed down to the pond. As I approached he jumped into the water, as he regained his position on the log I saw he had come up empty handed [taloned]. The owl then flew into the oak tree and gave me this great look. I believe the tangled branches and emerging oak leaves add to the theme of the image. What do you think? [ you can see the wet feathers on the owls body ].
Ted
p.s. if this is to much info let me know.
I like the 'angry' look, angle and eye contact. The relatively busy setting is not overly distracting in my opinion. I would raise the color temperature a few degrees.