Owl

The owl is a bit too dark and lacks a bit of sharpness. Also the background is too 'messy' and distracting. It's a pity the owl doesn't have his eyes wide open, that's always the charm of owl-pictures. Except for the eyes you could remedy a lot with software, if you're into that. I did a quick and rough retouching and this is what could be possible with it. (see attachment)

Howdy Neighbor!

You've done better than I have. I chased one of your models cousins all over a field outside of bragg creek with my piddly 200mm tele but no matter how I tried I couldn't get close enough.

Not a bad photo but I think less DOF would have eliminated some of the background clutter.... Keep on shooting!

PS check out my portfolio for an really different owl photo.

Let me know what you think! Please rate picture.

Thanks