Boreal Owl

[Karl Egressy]

I photographed this owl on Amherst Island on Saturday. We had a fifteen minutes time window when it was in the open with a vole captured by him/her. I might post the front view next time that shows the vole still intanct.






Canon EOS-1D Mark III
1/125
f 4.0
Exp Comp -2/3
ISO 400
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x

[Stephen Stephen]

Beautiful image Karl. I love the eye contact, the complimentary BG and the fact that the bird is in the open.

I've seen another image of this bird with the vole by a local photographer from here so you must have been standing beside him at the time. ;)

I'm still hoping to add this species to my owl collection sometime.

[Phil Liew]

Karl, brilliant image with good eye contact. However, to me I find it a little too tight. If it was mine I would have cropped less (sorry, I am suggesting you did crop this image?) and allowed more space all around.

[Lise De Serres]

I'm hypnotised by these beautiful eyes... not easy to shoot these owls and here all in the open...
Congratulations!!

[Matt Vosniak]

Karl this is soooo nice. I love the intense eyes and the over the shoulder look. For me I like the little tighter crop as it makes the bird and that nifty perch be my sole focus. I think you have just the right amount of room around the bird. Congrats on getting a great opportunity and making the most of it.

Matt

[Arthur Morris]

Surprisingly adequate d-o-f for wide open and this does not look like much of a crop. I like the over the shoulder treatment but wish that the bird were looking right down the lens barrel (as you likely do to). Can't wait to see the front view.

[Keith Bauer]

I like the simple bg and the pose. Great details as well. Nicely done.

[Morkel Erasmus]

great detail, colour and soft light here Karl. it's always nice to see these species we in the Southern Hemisphere don't even know about :)

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Beautiful. Loved the DOF in this. I also like how you have treated it...not lightening it. The overcast feel adds a lot IMO. goes well with the species.

[Grace Scalzo]

Such a sweet image of this little beauty...love his eyes. I'd clean up the very top edge a bit. I also like the very muted color pallette as that's where he lives.

[Danny J Brown]

Wonderful shot that I dream of getting some day. Owls are the best subjects!

[Dan Busby]

Gorgeous Karl. Must get out there again - have not seen one in such an open setting.

[Kiran Poonacha]

very cute looking owl, nice details, pose, perch and DOF..