A new species of Owl?

[Diane_Miller]

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Just having some fun! This may be the first time I’ve liked a shot of a bird looking straight at me. Could have used a bit more DOF though.

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All comments welcome!

Technical Details

Just LR here – NR and a bit of detail emphasized with a little Texture and Clarity; Shadows lifted a bit. Minor sharpening with the low-tech Sharpen slider. Shot in landscape format and cropped from the sides.

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[Allen_Brooks]

Good title, Diane. That’s quite a head turn. Excellent feather detail and a pleasing background.

[Kris_Smith (Kristen M Smith)]

Really fun! Birds are bendy. Sure the tip of the beak and the tail could be in focus, but you have a lot where it counts. I like the directness of that gaze and the feet are in a fun, sort of lopsided position. Nice catch. Songbirds are tough to shoot sometimes.

[David_Schoen]

Very nice depth of the fields in this image. I’m really enjoying the the unusual look. Excellent feather detail. I like the perch and the background is quite pleasing.
Must be a gold crowned tree, owl…

[Dennis_Plank]

A very fun shot, Diane. I like the spread leg pose and the rotated head is great!

[Allen_Sparks]

Hi Diane. Sharp where it counts even down to the feet. Interesting perspective and I like seeing the yellow on the head. Well done.

[Glenys_Passier]

Crikey! I hope you’ve put this one on i.naturalist!

Wonderful detail from the feathers to the tip of his toes.

[Peter_Morrissey (Peter J. Morrissey)]

Hi Diane
Great head turn and eye contact. 90% of the feathers are sharp, with good color detail. Nice work.
Peter

[Diane_Miller]

I see I never responded here! Thanks, @Allen_Brooks, @Kris_Smith, @David_Schoen, @Dennis_Plank, @Allen_Sparks, @Glenys_Passier and @Peter_Morrissey! This was a very strange pose – I need to watch these guys more closely – while they are watching me!