A Short Eared Owl hunting...

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all,

Sorry it has been a while since I last posted in Avian.

I have been photographing Short Eared Owls for the last two months waiting for the elements to come together. This is my best image to date but I will keep trying to improve.

Plenty more images can be found on my BLOG (http://www.austin-thomas.co.uk/blog/)

Canon 1dMK4, 800mm, f6.3, 1/2500, ISO400

C&C welcome.

Austin

[Yves Guillot]

Very nice! Love the look, the pose, the bG, the light, ...everything! :w3

[arash_hazeghi]

this very nice, well done!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hey Austin what did you say about weather and light - just looked at your techs - wish I had been there! Nice shot noise free, good subtle background, the face looks perhaps a little too bright?? Did you brighten it up?

[Bill Dix]

A fine image. Love the incoming flight, the comp, and the hint of grassland habitat. Well done.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Really cool. Nice and sharp and a nice bg too.

[dankearl]

The light is perfect.
Beautiful photo.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful image, and the BG is to die for!! Great light too.

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely photo. Nicely placed in frame and I like the nice sweeping aspect of the bg. It is different.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!! Excellent shot. Love the flight pose, wonderful light, and lovely background.
Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Austin, good flying angle and eye contact, and just love the way the owl pops from the BG. The colour of the BG compliments the owl nicely.

[Don Nelson]

Well done -- I like the composition

[Austin Thomas]

Thanks all for your comments and feedback. Much appreciated.

Austin

[Frank Schauf]

Wow, cool image, well done!

[Steve Kaluski]

Hey Austin, did I spur you on in posting the SEO? Nice one. :w3

TFS
Steve

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb capture,Austin ! I particularly like the wing posture ,that stare and the great bg .

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Austin, great shot....thats the kind of BG we all want, don't we? just the right amount of variation. loved the bird angle and the light on the face. One heck of a shot.

[Grace Scalzo]

Way to go, Austin, this is an image I would be proud of. Love it!

[Austin Thomas]

Hey, Thanks all for your comments. Really appreciated.

@Steve, Yes, you were the catalyst. Thanks for the nudge...

Cheers

Austin