Perched Barn Owl

Taken in Lincolnshire again, 1D MK4, 600 F4 L IS plus 1.4 TC taken from the big silver birdhide (car :)) window

Its a wild bird, and uses this perch quite regularly, been trying to get a half decent shot for ages, and finally feel im getting somewhere :)

Great stuff. ! ( My home county too ! )
Teeny bit big in the frame for me but no big deal.
Don't know how you guys do it at
800 mm in that light. They say gear doesn't matter but I reckon it helps a bit !!
JohnR

I see it was raining too. Lovely image of a beautiful bird. Perhaps a tad more room above and too the left, but as John says, not big deal.

Is there any more detail in the eye that you can bring out ?

Cheers

Thanks guys, have added a little more space, and tried to get some more eye detail, is this more like it ?

Now just the ticket for me, especially the lift in the eye although you may now have lost a bit of detail in the whites.....

The second one is much better. The lift in the eye is a big difference. Great shot.

Certainly the second post is better Ian, with good detail in the feathers and having an overcast day has helped with the white in the face.

Don't know what ISO you were shooting at but there is some 'noise' in the BG. Might suggest dropping the exposure down a tad for the BG only in PS and run some NR over it. The BO would then 'pop' nicely out.

TFS
Steve

Agree that the repost is an improvement on what was already a cracking shot

A great shot (especially the repost) in what appear to have been quite difficult conditions.

David

Thats lovely certainly the second one is better

Simon

Thanks all, is why o love this place even though i dont get on here anywhere near enough :)

Another (and probabky last for now:)) try, have gone for Steve's suggestions, but may have gone too far, but will see what you think ?

Personally I don't think so, just that grass or twig needs attention at the feet.

no pleasing some people ;) hehehehe

Thats easily dealt with, so if you imagine ive done it, i wont have to post yet another copy, and upset the mods ;) :)

Fine Ian, I will take it as done, just being picky, again!

TFS
Steve

All lovely as far as I'm concerned.
Great detail and pose.

Cracking shot Ian

All been said and edited and I prefer the third shot

You can see improvements all along-great thing about forums is that people see stuff you dont, The fine image is a cracker in everyway

Dave

Last one works best for me except for the . . . .
Nice shot.

Cheers,
Chris

Wonderful shot, you have captured the colours and tone spot on, it seems it’s easy to make B/Os brighter and more orange than they are, I know I have , this soft look is how they are.

Bob.