Great Horned Owl Chicks

[Mike Robinson]

Canon 1D Mark IV, 800 5.6, Iso 800, 1/320 @ f8, Gitzo, LR2.7, Slight crop off top and bottom.
I like the way that the position of the chicks bodies compliment the heart shape cavity.

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

Very nice, with excellent composition, sharpness and exposure.
I like the different gaze directions, like they are checking out the big new world.

You could consider lightening the shadowed eye on the standing chick.

Fine capture.

Randy

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice pair, and a as you say, the cavity really frames them well.
I lost your phone number to MobileMe, could you please PM me with it??
Fuzzballs are just delightful, great EXP control and sharpness.

[Layton E Parham]

I believe they are Great Horned Owls?

[Jamie Strickland]

yeah they are great horned I think Mike still has Great Grays on his mind from last week lol

I agree with Randy on the looks and on the eye, otherwise superb, the cavity is awesome

[Michael Stern]

Wonderful Image - a keeper and one to PRINT!!! Exposure and sharpness looks excellent. The composition is perfect....Congrats!

[Deborah Hanson]

Really nice.
As above, I think the hollow in the tree makes a good frame. Sharp detail and great eye contact makes for wonderful image.
Why is it I can only find the owls when they are perched in an evergreen tree and they are right next to the trunk/sunlight streaming through in all the wrong places?:D

[Michael Cohen]

I'm partial to owls and this is a prize winner. Great shot. I echo all the comments.

[James Yule]

Nice Job as always Mike. I also wanted to thank you and Dale for helping me decided to purchase the 800 5.6. And thanks for allowing me hands on before the getting it. It truly is an amazing lens

[Layton E Parham]

I made images of the same nest a few weeks ago. Your 800mm pics appear sharper than my 500F4l Is with the 1.4 teleconverter attached. Well executed!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Pretty cool, I like the light, stare and nesting site.

[Mike Robinson]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I have now lightened the eye ( though I have not posted the change) and it looks better. I would never have believed how much patience it took to get this image. We stood for almost 9 hours to get what I consider 2 keeper images. These chicks are lazy and sleep most of the time. I liked this image for the reason stated above and also the nice low light.
The 800 is an amazing lens especially when coupled with the 1DM4 or 5DM2. I made acceptable images 1 hour after sunset at Iso 6400 using live view to focus!