Don Poulton
November 2023 - Great Horned Owlet
About the Image(s)
On the same outing to the raptor conservancy, I photographed this great horned owlet who was posed in the branch of a tree trunk.
I used my Canon 7D Mark II and 100-400 mm lens. In Lightroom, I performed some minor denoise and sharpening, and cropped the image slightly.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
10 comments posted
Don, great catch! Super face and perfect layout crop. Just me but I think the image needs a slight bit more saturation but of course I was not there. Amazing image Don. Posted: 11/04/2023 18:24:18
Oh, how cute is that. The owlet is darling and while I like the lighter tones it could be darkened a tad. Maybe a bit too light on the top of the head? But very hard to fix that. I would have not cropped quite so close on the bottom as its foot is cut off a little. Posted: 11/04/2023 20:43:49
Thanks Leslie. I'll check other images and try to fix the bottom. Posted: 11/08/2023 13:05:09
The owl is so cute it. An S curve for more contrast might be interesting. You might try saturating the eyes a little more. Posted: 11/10/2023 08:19:31
Absolutely super close-up view of this attractive subject. Your image depicts everything that one needs to know about this lovely young bird and it's surroundings. Well done! Posted: 11/10/2023 08:31:58
Wonderful pic. Would it be possible to revisit this little guy at intervals so you could get pictures as he/she matures? Posted: 11/10/2023 10:13:53
Thanks everyone. As it happens, I'm going on another outing to this spot in a few weeks. But which birds become available to us to photograph is beyond my control, it's whatever the staff brings out for us. Posted: 11/14/2023 13:57:41
Does the staff actually put the birds in a natural setting. Beautiful! Posted: 11/14/2023 18:21:54
Yes, for the most part. The birds fly between perches, most of which appear quite natural. Posted: 11/20/2023 11:10:23
The Raptor Conservancy sound like an excellent place to shoot. Thanks for the info Don. Posted: 11/20/2023 18:53:55