hi Stuart,
I loooove owls so much I find it hard to critique a shot as I love the bird so much! Was he walking towards you? I am trying to figure out why the bird is slightly OOF from the shoulders down at an aperture of F8? I love his direct gaze.
Gail
This is a nice picture, Stuart. I always love to see Owl pictures.
I think that the problem mentiond by Gail is the direct result of that you might have been too close and the angle was too steep.