This is one of the adult barred owls as it flew down and caught a crawfish out of the road. They hunted within view every morning for weeks, but this was the only time I saw them hunt from the sunny side of the road. Every other day they hunted from the shadowy side into the light side.
Techs:
D3S
500 f4 AF-S II
500mm
ISO 1000
f/6.3
1/2000
Cropped maybe 25% or less, little bit of BG cleaned up, bird sharpened, NR applied. All C&C welcome.
lucky to get the light, so often I see birds that will not go into the sunlight, feeding in the shadows! I often struggle how close to crop, but I like this one.
Nice flight shot, good eye contact and wing position. I find the background green to be too bright. You might want to reduce the exposure on the background only.
This is excellent.
As a matter of personal taste I would add more room front and below.
Good IQ and light. The wing position is nice and the head is clear of the wings which is always a bonus.
I might reduce the brightness of the BG very slightly but nice as is,
Gail