Barn Owl
by Ja-9

Comment by mrbig65:
gooo ddd ,,,, focus on body aaaaa -- ,,, but deep eyes,,,, 7

Barn Owl
by Ja-9

Comment by MeMex2:
Really wonderful capture. Great detail and focus.

Barn Owl
by Ja-9

Comment by manavg:
too blurry. 4

Barn Owl
by Ja-9

Comment by Techo:
Congrats on the spot on exposure. It's tricky with the white feathers. You kept the little subtle details. The composition works too. It's a good shot but only wish it did not have the jagged sharpening effects. Looks as if there was some slight motion blur and you tried to compensate by oversharpening. This might look better in print though :)

Orange Creamsicle
by Ja-9

Comment by bcrants:
great processing- I love the color and curves. Top 10

Barn Owl
by Ja-9

Comment by Gallatin:
You needed to leave more space above this birds head,he is to cramped looking in the frame.

DSC_1131_edited-4.jpg
by Ja-9

Comment by Tammster:
But it does look noticably better... his eyes & face.

DSC_1131_edited-4.jpg
by Ja-9

Comment by Tammster:
I think you have a point about the blurriness of his body. Personally, it doesn't bother me because his face is so striking, but I can imagine a few low votes because of it (some people look for any excuse!).

DSC_1467_edited-8.jpg
by Ja-9

Comment by Tammster:
I actually like everything better about the original except for the area right around his eyes & the beak.

DSC_1176_edited-2.jpg
by Ja-9

Comment by Tammster:
I really like everything about this except:
1. I don't tend to like water that color. Maybe it's just me. How would it be as a b&w? How about sepia? Or maybe just mess with the hue level a little??
2. Again, his eye area looks a tiny dark but that might not be a factor in voting.

It's really an impressive shot & I think it would do well.