Soggy SWO (c)

[Raymond Barlow]

D300 / 200-400 @ 400mm
1/50 sec, f4, iso 250
tripod, natural light, slight crop
natural background.

sorry I haven't been around in weeks, the business is keeping me unreal busy!, this is an image taken at a workshop last fall at Mountsberg CA, Milton Ont.

hope everyone is doing well., take care.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful details,pose,eye contact,perch and stunning bg!

[Callie de Wet]

A real winner, as far as owls go, love that perch!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Raymond, the sharpness, pose, details and exposure are awesome. The BG is very unique and striking. loved it. Beautiful perch as well. The moss goes very well with the soggy owl and the raindrops. So many things to like about this one.

The perch entering the frame from the corner does create a strong comp. But there is a tad extra negative space at the bottom IMO. if you can crop some more and still keep the perch entering from the corner, it might be better. my 2 cents.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Man, you can tell just how dark it was by the size of the diluted pupils!! The wet soggy look makes the owl look very quirky:) The red BG is quite nice (you say natural...fall foliage?). I actually wish there were more raindrops showing.

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks everyone.

Man, you can tell just how dark it was by the size of the diluted pupils!! The wet soggy look makes the owl look very quirky:) The red BG is quite nice (you say natural...fall foliage?). I actually wish there were more raindrops showing.

thanks Daniel

Yes, I know this is some kind of maple tree, but not sure the exact name., the rain was intermittent on this day, when we had the great horned there was some wind and heavier rain, and it was interesting... the whole shoot here...

http://www.pbase.com/raymondjbarlow/mountsberg

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

When I was little, I had a teddy bear with big eyes, well, this owl's eyes reminds me that! Love the clarity of the eyes, the BG and perch. A stunning image indeed.

[Fabs Forns]

This one is precious, ray, incredible eyes and love the rain streaks!

[Michael Zajac]

Ray, This is sweet! The BG color is great and the eyes put it over the top.

[Phil Ertel]

I love the soggy look and the eyes are great. The red background and green on the branch goes well together. NIcely captured.

[Raymond Barlow]

thanks everyone., I should have mentioned that I cloned out some jessies on this image.

[Kris Mortensen]

Spectacular image and background, really nice overall. Also interesting to see the shoot, thanks for sharing. Are those birds captive and used solely for photography, or are they injured? Nice work!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Super Cute Ray, the BG is killer. And I love the drenched little owl. The eyes really draw you in. Rain would have been the icing.