Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 28 February 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
A snowy owl. I cropped it because the wires of the cage were visible, I loved the way the sun caught her eye. It was a bright sunny day but the wind was icy and very strong. Taken at......The Tropical Birdland
Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have about my posts :)
It has a really cool eye!
28 Feb 2008 12:25am
awesome MaryB! great detail!!
28 Feb 2008 12:52am
Gorgeous portrait. Love the way the eye just stands out from the snowy white feathers.
28 Feb 2008 1:05am
@Celialee: Thank you Celialee :)
Wow, this is beautiful. A very intense shot. I think you captured the details in her eye incredibly.
28 Feb 2008 1:10am
Such beautiful detail. I love it.
28 Feb 2008 1:23am
Awesome!
28 Feb 2008 1:56am
excellent composition - I'm reading the first Harry Potter book now (just a few years behind) and he just got his pet snowy owl. Really beautiful birds!
28 Feb 2008 3:36am
Excellent
28 Feb 2008 3:43am
Great framing/cropping, the detail in the eye is just so captivating... love owls, they are such "silent" beauties ;)
28 Feb 2008 3:49am
Perfect framing, awesome capture!
28 Feb 2008 4:28am
Cropped? Nicely framed!
28 Feb 2008 4:54am
Beautiful shot, MaryB, with superb detail.
28 Feb 2008 5:28am
Striking image. That eye is captivating!
28 Feb 2008 5:49am
Excellent cropping! Beautiful shot.
Beautifully Clear, love it
28 Feb 2008 5:58am
oh i really love it i love it woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
28 Feb 2008 6:43am
Very good Mary, you really caught the eye! P.S.: The Snowy Owl is our provincial bird in Québec.
28 Feb 2008 7:56am
Super cropping job. How sharp can an eye be? And that beak, too. Oh, did I mention the details of the feathers? Really first class image Mary.
28 Feb 2008 8:06am
Outstanding...and the crop is perfect. Love that you can still see the beak to give more reference as to what animal it is. Perfection!
28 Feb 2008 8:09am
Mary, this is just stunning! Beautifully framed. Amazing detail. Perfect. :)
28 Feb 2008 9:02am
white-yellow-black... great contrasts.
28 Feb 2008 9:06am
Cool close-up
28 Feb 2008 9:41am
wonderful close up!Its as if she is saying,'stop taking pictures of me,else i'll.....'
28 Feb 2008 9:54am
those guys have impressive eyes.
28 Feb 2008 10:36am
Great job on the cropping. The eye is beautiful and leaving the beak in let's us know what we're looking at. The owl looks like it had a bath.
28 Feb 2008 10:43am
This is very beautiful and sharp image. I wish you could have had a full portrait of this beauty.
28 Feb 2008 11:19am
Fine detail! Excellent!
28 Feb 2008 12:47pm
WOW ! Great shot ! .... best focuss ! nice captured, thanks.
28 Feb 2008 12:55pm
Superb macro shot.
28 Feb 2008 1:18pm
focus, detail and composition is fantastic
28 Feb 2008 2:10pm
Just stunning!!
28 Feb 2008 2:12pm
Great shot - perfect cropping. An unusual view of a great subject. Well done...
28 Feb 2008 2:49pm
WOW, blame my frozen fingers for not clicking on this yesterday, what a gorgeous close-up ;)
29 Feb 2008 4:48am
I bet this owl could withstand some cold temps. What a great shot! :) Too bad it is caged.
29 Feb 2008 6:57am
@HorseRotorVator: Thank you, I'm sure she could HRV, I think the reason she was caged was that she had a baby :)
Very beautiful closeup!
29 Feb 2008 7:20am
This is super , I like how you framed this owl mary . Awesome Awesome Awesome !
29 Feb 2008 8:23am
Great shot! Excellent framing.
29 Feb 2008 10:00am
Marvellous shot, Mary!
29 Feb 2008 3:53pm
You realized such an effect with the crop! It's just marvellous! (I think the owl has no idea about Orwell's "1984"!)
1 Mar 2008 9:50am
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