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Little Owl portrait

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Posted by John Swift on July 18, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Little Owl portrait
MK2DN, 600 f4 USM, x2 TC, ISO 800, 1/160 @ f11, fill flash -2 1/3, full frame, Noise Ninja, CS2
I'm still spending all the time I can at the Little Owl site hoping for good light and the chance of a flight shot. This was shot in the last minutes of sunlight and lit the bird and the background nicely.
Posted by John Robinson on July 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Nice one John
The comp seems a llittle off balance to me.
Some off bottom and right maybe. But then whenI look again it seems OK
Good one though
JohnR
Posted by Justin on July 19, 2009 at 4:20 AM
Very nice :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on July 19, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Lovely portrait John,liked both of the photo's of this charming owl, but this is my favorite because of the composition and the pose caught,very nice :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Des Ong on July 19, 2009 at 9:04 AM
John, love the light and pose but a few minor nits for me - the OOF foreground, slightly too far left in the frame, and it's also a little tight for me. I'm beginning to think that your hide location isn't ideal. BG is good.

Des
Posted by Bob Cox on July 19, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Very nice , I like the angle and look of consentration on the birds face.

Bob.
Posted by Fran French on July 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Just wish I could get as close to these little chaps as you have. You have captured some very fine detail there John.

Nits covered

Fran :toast: :toast:

Posted by Kim Connolly on July 19, 2009 at 1:34 PM
A beautifully detailed shot. Like it very much.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 19, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Very nice and detailed shot, but I'm not quite sure about the composition. I think a little off the bottom would benetfit the image more. But that's just personal of course. :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on July 19, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Hi john.
Like it just as it is,lovely detailed shot.
:toast: Keith.
Posted by Ian Haskell on July 19, 2009 at 7:05 PM
nice! :cool:

Ian
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 20, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Very nicely taken John :smile: