Short Eared Owl Portrait

Posted by Ed Cordes on Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:31 am

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Short-Eared Owl from Livingston County NY last Friday. The last image of tis owl showed it taking off from its post. In this image the owl decided to fly right toward us when leaving the post. We were shooting at the highest frame rate. The bird was about 40 feet away and its left wing was clipped out of the frame at 500mm. I felt there was enough detail to crop tightly on the owl’s face and not worry about the wing. What do you think? Enough detail? Using car as a blind.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:41 am

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It works for me, Ed! A lovely close up view of the face and those gorgeous eyes.

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by peter makuch on Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:08 am

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well done on the portrait side, good on the face but a little soft on the wings, amazing ED, P.S. there is no perfect lens for all situations.

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by david fletcher on Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:06 pm

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Nice one Ed. Made the best of the opportunity. The eyes make it for me.

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by paul fletcher on Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:53 pm

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Excellent image, Ed. The crop highlights the face and eyes of the owl, which are probably the outstanding feature(s), of owls in general,plus some other parts of the bird are included here as well, so to me, the photo looks fine.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:16 pm