Barred Owl

[kundalini]

Thanks for looking.​

 

[matt-l]

Beauty of a first shot! Beautiful looking owl, Nice work!!

 

[Overread]

had a look at all you posted and I am going to say this is the best shot of the lot!
Looks like your whole day was one of the 2 zoo curses - in your case you got the curse of sunnyday (the other is overcast day). Makes whites and highlights a real pain to work with it does!

Anyway I really like this shot - clean up the background on the right a bit (boost contrast, increase shadows - make it black) and I think it near perfect! I do like the lowkey background, the sad look of the bird and the angle he is holding his head at!

 

[TwoRails]

They are both good shots, but to me the first one superb! The lighting in both is great. Good job!

 

[keybq]

Awesome i really like how the light is done in this one.

 

[kundalini]

Thanks Matt. Much appreciated comments.

Cheers Overread. I'll play with the owl a little more. The other shots..... well, you understand. I tried.

Thank so much TwoRails. The zoo staff were ever so helpful with the lighting. It was inside a building with nocturnals.

Thanks keybq. Yeah, I had to bump the ISO up to 1600 for these shots. Still pretty pleased with the outcome.

 

[The Empress]

love the first shot, his/her eyes are so piercing lol

 

[pierrottweiler]

I agree with the others, the first one is great!!

 

[sabbath999]

I saw one of these a week or so ago... I was out riding my bike, and it was hidden in the trees, however I could see the outline really well. I stopped and looked at it for a bit, wishing I had a camera, and then it flew off right over me... LOVELY bird, was shocked to see it out in the daytime.

 

[TCimages]

I love the first shot

 

[kundalini]

Thanks Empress, pierrotweller, sabbath and TC. Your kind words are encouraging.

 

[Michaelaw]

Both are nice shots but the first one is awesome man...Well done!!

 

[Rmac]

Hate to repeat what all others have said, but, both are very good. But, that first shot is wonderful. Excellent work.

Thanks for sharing,
Ron,

 

[jv08]

The first one is really amazing. Great job!

 

[invisible]

First shot is uber cool. It seems the owl was playing stare-off with the lens, and the lens blinked first . Awesome detail on the bird and the branch.