Little Owl (C)

What a super image, Dave! I love how you framed the owl with the rustic wood, and your lighting was first-rate! Beautiful composition with the look back pose and great eye contact.

Ron Day wrote:What a super image, Dave! I love how you framed the owl with the rustic wood, and your lighting was first-rate! Beautiful composition with the look back pose and great eye contact.

Thanks Ron.  Appreciate your thoughts.  (you know I have the D850 now...  D800 has always been a wonderful image processor, but just for info I am not disposing the D500 either.   there is a place where I can use that any day...  being a DX it adds a  touch more crispness aka dof at 100%, so whilst I love the D800 and D850 they are still tools to tweak for what we want).   

Just want to share Ron, that when the god of light shines, being from the Velvia 50 days, I get  twitchy.  lol

Really nice image, David. Love how the owl is framed - nice head turn and great focus on the eyes. Cheers

As good as it gets, Dave. Absolutely superb! Lovely pose and composition using the old wood to frame this little beauty, and the colour tones and light are as sweet as can be. What a pleasure to see!

Love it!

Carol.

david fletcher wrote:

Ron Day wrote:What a super image, Dave! I love how you framed the owl with the rustic wood, and your lighting was first-rate! Beautiful composition with the look back pose and great eye contact.

Thanks Ron.  Appreciate your thoughts.  (you know I have the D850 now...  D800 has always been a wonderful image processor, but just for info I am not disposing the D500 either.   there is a place where I can use that any day...  being a DX it adds a  touch more crispness aka dof at 100%, so whilst I love the D800 and D850 they are still tools to tweak for what we want).   

Just want to share Ron, that when the god of light shines, being from the Velvia 50 days, I get  twitchy.  lol

Pleased to hear the D500 stays in your kit, Dave. Thanks for sharing your insight on these cameras — it’s appreciated.

Nice pose and setting. Super sharp where it counts.

Better impossible David, the frame, the light, the colors, everything works for me on this shot!!!

Beautiful shot David! I love the framing with the tree. Great details around the face , where it matters the most. Very interesting owl.

Ludo

A cracker of an image Dave, the setting makes a perfect frame and the rich tones of the tree bark really sets of this lovely owl. On my visits back to England I never fail to see a Little Owl hunting on a late winters afternoon, always a pleasure.
Rob

David, Completely agree with all of the positive comments. Congrats.

Cracking image in great light . Congrats.

Superb capture of my childhood's favorite bird, congratulations David.