I didn't mind the grass blowing in front of the Owl, but some may differ.
i liked the Clam shell.
1/500
f5
iso400
420mm (300f2.8 w/ 1.4)
Nikon D7000
Handheld
Very Windy as you can see.
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I didn't mind the grass blowing in front of the Owl, but some may differ.
i liked the Clam shell.
1/500
f5
iso400
420mm (300f2.8 w/ 1.4)
Nikon D7000
Handheld
Very Windy as you can see.
DSC_8286nx2.jpg
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Doug, thanks for the comment, I thought people may not like this one, but I gave it a try.
I do have better, but thought it was interesting for the "beach scene"
Let me know if you decide to come back. Your wife would love it. If you are, you probably better come soon, I can't believe they are going to stay much longer, if they are going back?
The second day i was there, it was better weather and a holiday weekend, there were literally hundreds of people out among the Owls.
Hard to believe this is not stressing them out, but they didn't seem to mind.
We got the last room in town, so many tourists, families and birders besides photographers are going to Ocean Shores.
The Chamber of Commerce must love this!
Dan Kearl
I am not crazy about this one Dan. The grass just under the face is the problem. The others are OK. I see why you like the clam shell as I do too. I like the low perspective as well. I also like the perch and the BG. Show us more,
Gail
I like the composition as presneted. Easy to get rid of the big grass.
I like this one, grass and all. The grass for me gives it a bit of context and makes the owl look like it is part of its surroundings. The clam shell adds a little something. I think it's a beautiful shot.

it is a beauty Dan, I love the pose, enviroment, details and the clam shell. I agree with Doug about the big grass crossing below the head, it draws the attention from viewer too much. If you must keep this image you can remove it using the content-aware brush in CS5. should be easy...
great work
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Dan, I am fine with the grass blades and the shell...something different. your DOF coverage is perfect for the bird. loved that BG. well done.
I too am fine with both the grass and the comp. In fact I'm enjoying the habitat depicted here. Of course, if you removed that blade of grass I wouldn't miss it ;)
I've come back to this one threee times today and am sticking with my original thought which was positive. I love the shell and the head and eyes of the owl hold so much interest that I jump right over the grass and linger on his (or her?) fine head. The habitat is really interesting. I probably would eliminate the v-shaped grasses in the top left corner as their shape looks out of place.
Nice natural looking habitat shot, Dan.
Wonderful shot. I really like the grass except for that one large blade. The clam adds interest, great pose and detail.
Well done.
I don't mind the grass or the clam, however it might have appealed a bit more without the grass, however I understand its hard to get certain shots. I find the overall shot a bit dark and the blacks not black enough particularly on the body. I would have lightened the eyes a touch. I find the proportion of the body and head slightly off (both too wide) and wonder if there was some additonal pp done that might affect that. Like the sharpness.
Peter, nice work, I attempted to do it after the comments, but gave up.
I like it without, although I didn't mind it with the grass. It looked like the scene I saw.
Very windy and grass blowing in front of these Surreal owls in the beach dunes.
Thanks for taking the time.
Dan Kearl