Short eared Owl.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 300ml 2.8
1/640@f8
iso 500.
Spent a lot of time with these Owls trying to get shots in different light and poses.

Thanks for looking C&C much appreciated.

Hi Keith, you certainly have been lucky with your SEO's.

Personally and with the position & HA I would have gone with a portrait format as I find the square crop a little a
awkward. I might also try and reduce some of the red overall and just lift it a little in the darker areas of the plumage. Also, if you can, extract a little more definition around the eyes in the blacks as it will give more shape, form & depth. Unless this is a big crop Keith you should also be able to achieve more detail in the facial parts to.

TFS
Steve

Beautiful pose and colours/light keith agree portrait would look better. You have had some cracking images of SEO

Keith

An excellent image and great use of light.

Bright bits are a touch bright IMO but some cracking shots you got of this fellow.

A splendid shot, really dramatic with the lighting and pose; dark background really makes it a cracking image.

Thanks guys,Steve very small crop i was about 10ft from this bird i will try your suggestions.
Keith.

10ft were you wearing a Harry Potter cloak? This SEO was certainly cooperative.

Another good shot of this bird, Keith. Congrats on the WP the other week

Andy...

Thanks guys ,Andy it was a big surprise to get the PW ,Steve i got most of my shots of these Owls from my car window with a bit of net over the window once the Owls where settled you could have them there for a long time preening ect even got one casting a pellet,only hope i'm not posting more than i should but i have different Owls in all sorts of pose and different light and have know got cs 5 and lightroom 4 to try and get my head around.
Keith.

Look forward to a few more of these Keith. Im quite liking the low light of this particular shot and the pose of it looking up.

Nice one matey

Ian