Juvenile Burrowing Owl

[Troy Lim]

~I was glad that this Burrowing Owl was curious about what I was doing and posed for me. Chose a nice clean BG. I usually do not like to place my bird in the center but I feel that this shot it works best.


Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 800 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash

[RAM MALLYA]

Awesome creamy BG . Lovely stare by the bird

[Nancy Bell]

I didn't realize the eyes of a juvie are brownish. These little guys are so much fun that they always make me smile to see them, either in person or on the computer! Did you consider a vertical crop for this image?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Troy, very nice. you must've been very close. I also think central placement works. That gradient BG is superb.

[Chad Caswell]

Nice detail and I would consider a vert crop, do you have more of the bird?

[Troy Lim]

Thank you guys. I did not like the vertical crop because of the man-made perch.

[Herb Houghton]

Hi Troy, nice lookback pose, I like the overall sharpness. I would lighten it's right iris to equal the brightness of it's left, maybe curves adjustment a tad brighter.

[Troy Lim]

Great idea Herb