About the Image(s)

Boise State University here works with the Intermountain Bird Observatory to band migrating birds. They had a banding session for Saw Whet Owls, and they invite the public. My daughter was lucky to get tickets for the 2 of us. It was at night. They are very careful with the birds. That evening they only caught one owl. These owls are so tiny. They might be as big as a pop can. I took this photo as they were putting the band on the owl. I thought it told a great story.
I used my 40-150mm lens on 40mm. It f3.5 at 1/100 sec and the Iso was at 8000, so if there is some grain in it that is why. I ran it thru Topaz AI and it helped. I was lucky to get the photo as there were lots of people there. One concern I have with this photo is the hand of the bander seems to stand out. I have masked it and darkened it a little to help. I like how the little owl seems to be looking at me.