Short-eared Owl in Habitat

[Dave Leroy]

Early morning light and only real shot another fellow and I able to get all morning. Photo is cropped ff vertical from horizontal. 7D, 500mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO640, tripod.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of Owl in it's environment.Bg and grass in front of bird gives beautiful 3D effect . Lovely composition.Love the bird ,colorscheme and great feel of dried forest.

[Doug Brown]

Except for the yellow eyes, they blend in incredibly well with the habitat. I would have preferred no grass projecting into the face. And I might consider a tighter crop.

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

[Marina Scarr]

I am happy with the crop as is and the grass in the face works with this environmental capture. Would it have been even better without the grass in the face? Probably but it is still a strong picture as presented.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Dave, I like this shot a lot. very nice environmental image....does a good job of telling the story. If mine, I'd try reducing the contrast a bit.