Long-eared Owl (c)

[Jeroen Stel]

Photographed this beautiful Long-eared Owl in the UK this spring at a rehabilitation centre for Owls and other birds of prey.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: F 5.6
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 2/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS5

[Doug Brown]

Love the soft light and the pastel BG. Excellent detail. I'm not crazy about the barbed wire; it seems out of place.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

agree with Dough about the wire. Loved the bokeh, backlight and the composition. Since its an owl, a direct stare at you would have been better.

[dankearl]

The wire should be easy to get rid of.
I also think a crop on both the top and bottom would look nice.
I like the mood, I don't mind that the owl is not looking at you.
I like the bit of focus on the foliage below the bird, and the perch and BG are nice.

[Riju Bhattacharya]

I love this shot...lovely light and a beautiful bird!