Burrowing Owl Cramming

[Fabs Forns]

Putting your out of focus background in front of your subject is a technique know as Cramming. I like to use frequently, and here was an opportunity to do it.
Cape Coral, during Artie's SW Florida IPT

D3, 200-400/4 VR
f/8, 1/640, ISO 640
Tripod to lower setting, in the ground, no flash

[Maxis Gamez]

Gorgeous Fab. Very sharp. I don't know if I like that effect over half of the frame, maybe just a hair lower.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition and setting a lot! I might raise the color temperature a tad.

[Thonnaksar NOP]

With that technique, the eye stands out extremely well.
Definitely, the bokeh is much better than on a D2 serie !

[Raymond Barlow]

You have such artistic talent Fabs, beautiful image!

[Pierre Nadeau]

Fantastic shot Fabs
A eye contact that kill:)
Congrats.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like it as is, very beautiful and effective. I like the relaxed eye.

[Thomas Herou]

Perfect composition and very good light.I like the blurred foreground.Supershot!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the foreground and bg,great eye contact and details!!!

[Lesley van Loo]

nice colors, I like it.

[Arthur Morris]

I love the cramming but would have liked to have seen you point your lens a bit to the right.

later and love, artie