..And Please Get Some Grasshopper for Dinner Tonight

[Loi Nguyen]

Female Burrowing Owl gave instructions to mate before going back to her burrow while keeping a watchful eye on me.

1DX
500f4
1/3200
f6.3
ISO-3200
Beanbag on the ground.

The f6.3 left the male owl a little bit OOF, but not too bad. I was setting up for flight shots, which I failed miserably with this species.

Thank you for your comments.

Loi

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

In an ideal scenario you'd have even lighting across the frame not half-half. The oof vegetation could be removed carefully as it provides a slight distraction.

Nice details and interaction. :S3:

[Mike Hitchen]

A nice shot with excellently judged DOF.
With those hooded eyes it looks more like the evil villain stage left plotting an ambush on you.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Loi, neat interaction of this beautiful species. I agree with Akos' critique.

[Loi Nguyen]

Akos and Daniel, thnak you for yuor comemnts. I didn't realize at the time that the scene was in partial shade. Will be more careful next time. Loi

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent interaction Loi. There is a dark spot above the right hand side bird that I would clone out. I think the beauty of the interaction captured, overrides the imperfections in this case.

[Ivan Ellison]

Really does look like she is whispering to him- may be good for an advertising image-, I like the subject and the half and half lighting to me gives a feel of the time of day they come out to feed- little owls in UK at dusk-, Again agree that I would have removed the oof veg behind the right hand bird.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice frame with good interaction, I would clone out the OOF stuff above the right owl. I also wish the light was uniform and you had a better view of the left BO's eye.

nice frame overall TFS

[Frank Schauf]

Very nice scene and colors, Loi.