Leica CL, DG Vario-elmar 100-400
Pearl-Spotted Owlet
A cool pose and expression with superb eye contact. However, I find both OOF twigs a little distracting. On my calibrated monitor, I find it 1/2 to one stop too dark with a little too much blue saturation. Perhaps brightening it a stop would also eliminate the saturation issue. Still a pleasing image with very easy corrections possible.
The brightening is a good idea. On my calibrated Eizo the saturation looks OK, but a judgement call. About the twig, I’m not so sure… I’m from the school that is not so hot on this kind of manipulation
Much better with respect to brightness, saturation, detail. Yes, I often get a little insecure about altering the environment by cloning and I understand your POV on this issue. But sometimes, my critical eye looks at an image that calls for changes to make it a cleaner comp.
A great pose and angle, Jaapv. A very humorous image. You might play with adding a touch more light to the eyes, particularly the one on our right, but it’s quite effective as posted.