Snowy Owl

[Dan Behm]

I was fortunate to spend some time with this Snowy Owl last year in February, With the Irruption in process this year I am hopeful to have another opportunity at this magnificent species this season... Being a descent crop I was hesitant in taking it any further.

Comments and critiques welcome and appreciated!

1D4| 600 F/4| F/5.6| Iso 400 | 1/5000th |Manual| Ogle County, Illinois



Thanks for Looking!!! Dan

[ramesh anantharaman]

What a beautiful Dreamy image you have here Dan. love this all the way. I'd just mask and brighten up the right eye a tad bit. may be some thing like this

[dankearl]

What a nice image, Dan.
Nice light and good angle and eye contact.
I like ramesh's repost.
The IQ seems good, a bit off the bottom would be nice if you can.

[Mital Patel]

super duper image Dan. And addition of Ramesh gave it new go.

[Melissa Groo]

This is such a stunningly beautiful capture, Dan. That eye contact is fantastic, and is even better with the lightening done by Ramesh. Love that little foot peeking into the sun. The clouds add some nice interest.

[Dan Busby]

A beauty Dan. Sometimes the image is not about the fine detail but is more about the feeling. This one really does it for me - it invokes that spirit of why we love birds. The eye brightening has really helped.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, good angle and eye contact, and I really like the soft light in this. All round, good exposure, sharp, and the two tone BG looks good too. I like what Ramesh did to the eye, and another vote for taking some off the bottom. Well captured.

[Andrew Merwin]

What a beautiful image! I do like the lightened right eye. TFS

[Jim Buescher]

I like the angle of the wings and the eye contact while the BG gives a hint of it's usual habitat of open, snow-covered fields. A great image of this awesome species.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. Excellent flight pose, love the wing position, wonderful light, and exposed well. Just love the feel of this image.
Well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Dan! I like the feeling this image has as well. I tried a version saturating the yellow in the eye a little more and like it

[Dan Behm]

What a beautiful Dreamy image you have here Dan. love this all the way. I'd just mask and brighten up the
right eye a tad bit. may be some thing like this

ramesh,

I like the edit, It makes a big difference and brings much more impact to the image, It has me wondering why I never thought to do that, Glad I
posted it here and you thought too. I will be going back and making that change, Thanks!

I will post the edited version at the end here, let me know how it looks!

Dan

What a nice image, Dan. Nice light and good angle and eye contact. I like ramesh's repost.

The IQ seems good, a bit off the bottom would be nice if you can.

Dan,

I will take your advice also and trim some from the bottom and repost at the end here, let me know if this is what you envisoned

super duper image Dan. And addition of Ramesh gave it new go.

Mital,

Thanks for the encouragement.

This is such a stunningly beautiful capture, Dan. That eye contact is fantastic, and is even better with the lightening done by Ramesh. Love

that little foot peeking into the sun. The clouds add some nice interest.

Melissa,

Your the best, Thank you so much, I will repost the trimmed and lightened version at the end here. thanks again!

A beauty Dan. Sometimes the image is not about the fine detail but is more about the feeling. This one really does it for me -
it invokes that spirit of why we love birds. The eye brightening has really helped.

Dan,

Wow, Thank you soo much, that reinforces how the image made me feel when I first viewed it, so nice hearing from others it invoked the same feelings. thanks

Hi Dan, good angle and eye contact, and I really like the soft light in this. All round, good exposure, sharp, and the two tone BG looks good too. I like what Ramesh did to the

eye, and another vote for taking some off the bottom. Well captured.

Stuart,
Thank you for the kind words. I took Ramesh's and Dans suggestions and will repost my edited version at the end of this reply...I agree they both helped the Image!

What a beautiful image! I do like the lightened right eye. TFS

Andrew,

Thank you, agree it helped. I often struggle with things like that, sometimes feel shadows fall where they fall and thought to leave it, but agree it helps the image...

I like the angle of the wings and the eye contact while the BG gives a hint of it's usual habitat of open, snow-covered fields. A great image of this awesome species.

Jim,
Thanks allot for the kind words, Hopefully we get a few within reasonable driving distance where we can


make a road trip and give it a go in the coming weeks!

Wonderful image. Excellent flight pose, love the wing position, wonderful light, and exposed well. Just love the feel of this image. Well done.

Robert,
Very nice of you to say, means allot to me it really does, Thank you!

Beautiful image Dan! I like the feeling this image has as well. I tried a version saturating the yellow in the eye a little more and like it

Hey Jim,
appreciate the comments and your thoughts. I'll post an edit below of the suggestions including yours. should I saturate even more still?


Thanks again everyone... I took the suggestions and lightened the eye, trimmed a tad from the bottom and boosted the saturation slightly in the eyes. hopefully this is what everyone had in mind. I like all the suggestions, Many Thanks!

Dan

[Josh Clark]

Love the banking shot of this species Dan, very well captured and represented here.

[Dan Behm]

Love the banking shot of this species Dan, very well captured and represented here.

Josh, Many Thanks... hopefully we get a chance at one of these beauties this winter. appreciate the comments. Thank you!

Dan

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Dan, Excellent as noted above. My only wish is that the faint horizon line were a bit lower so that it did not intersect with the bird.

Was this bird baited by you or by others?

[Dan Behm]

Hi Dan, Excellent as noted above. My only wish is that the faint horizon line were a bit lower so that it did not intersect with the bird.

Was this bird baited by you or by others?

Art, Thank you for the kind words... This bird was being baited by others yes.
Dan

[Arthur Morris]

YAW. Thanks for letting us know. They fly without bait only for the very lucky. I will be looking for one on Long Island next week; there are a bunch around. I fly tomorrow.