Eyes to eyes

[Desmond Chan]

Large crop and so don't think there's any image quality to talk about here but just a fun shot to share with you guys. It all started with that bee. I'm happy that it was still there when I pressed the shutter button.

It's a juvy barn owl and it's perching on a trainer's gloved hand.

300f4 + D700 ISO 800 f5.6 1/2000s.





Thank you for looking !

[Ian Cassell]

LOL -- I can think of a zillion captions for this image. I love it.

[Ray Rozema]

Great detail Exposure looks good. What a momment I am curious what others think about the lower right corner.
TFS
Ray Rozema

[Jim Buescher]

Well, OWL BEE darned! That is one cool shot.

[Michael Hogan]

Desmond, Great shot. For a large crop the quality is very good. The details on the Owl and bee are good, exposure on owl great. The bee looks a little hot but that could be my monitor in work. I would probably agree with Ray - removing the dark BG lower right would be an improvement. All that said a killer action photo, one that I would love to have in my catalog.

TFS

Michael

[Lance Peters]

hi Desmond - Pretty cool no matter which way you look at it.
Quality is not too bad considering the crop.
Good show!!

[Julie Kenward]

I'd also evict that LRC and try to tone down the bee a bit - did you give it a try using Linear burn? The pose is pure perfection...what a wonderful fun image to have in your collection!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Very interesting shot, love how the bee is at eye level with the owl. This somehow remind me of movie poster.
TFS, love this image very much.

I might go for a tighter crop (less from top and bottom) despite this being a large crop already.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful action shot, even stopping the bee's wings dead. Love it. Another vote for evicting the LRC.

[Desmond Chan]

Thank you everyone !

[Mark Young]

Such a great image. I really like the unique perspective of this. The Owl looks great and would be a really nice shot by itself, but the bee adds just that little something extra.