Shot this a few years ago at a local NWR. For years, there was a couple of barred owls who raised owlets every summer near a gravel road in the NWR. I spent a lot of mornings with them back then, and every now and then, you’d get an opportunity to photograph them in flight. Here’s one I was actually able to take advantage of.
This is not far from full frame. Cropped in a bit from the left and top. The bird was in shadow, so I lightened it. Otherwise, the standard edit: sharpened only the bird, reduced noise on the BG, resized to 1500 px for posting. All feedback welcome.
You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques.
Superb Owl flight photo, Lyle.
I think it is a bit tight and a touch too green (I would isolate the BG and tone it down).
Would be hard to get a better pose unless you had eye contact.
IQ and sharpness first rate.
Very nice owl flight image. Sharp where it needs to be. I like the slightly blurred wingtips and the bright background. Perhaps adding a little more canvas on the right?
