All the better to see you with .....

Pete E · #1 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 05:03 PM

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One of my fav creatures, this little fellow was so tame that I got to stoke his chest after the photo shoot...

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cannockwolf · #2 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 05:05 PM

wow thats another really sharp bird pic, love the tight crop and the detail is amazing!!! love the way hes giving a sly look to the camera too, excellent image

**Dennyboy** · #3 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 05:08 PM

Pete, it works for me mate, the depth of field makes you look him in the eye and draws you to the detail. Cant believe how soft they are when you stroke them they are all air!

Pete E · #4 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 05:08 PM

Thanks dave,
taken with my Sigma 105, sitting on his handlers hand and posing perfectly...
Pete

Pete E · #5 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 05:09 PM

Thanks Dennis, youre right, so soft, I was a little more hesitant when stroking the Eagle owl - lol
Pete

Mausue · #6 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 05:36 PM

An amazing shot. So sharp and such great detail. I'm a little put off by the strange angle just because I can almost see the other eye and I want to move round so I can see it. Still a very good shot though

cyclone · #7 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 07:37 PM

Fantastic shot, the fine detail in the feathers around the eye is great.
For serious crit, I'm looking for something here, minor point, I'd like to see the tip of his beak, maybe you have it in the original.
Exposure colour and detail wise, just great.

Pete E · #8 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 07:48 PM

Thanks Merv,
no beak I'm afraid, this isnt cropped, straight off the camera ..
Pete

FrankC · #9 (**permalink**) 24-06-2008, 10:43 PM

I would have liked to have seen maybe a little more depth. Maybe that would have made the feathers above the eye sharp. If you had backed off a little maybe it would have given more DOF and also shown the beak as some have suggested. Other than that I think this is a good photo.