Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by MaryO:
What a pretty bird! Some sort of kingfisher? I'd crop tighter on the right to keep the bird from being so centered.

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by HeiSch:
good choice of DOF. could use a little more separation from the background. good timing of the shot

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Is this a variety of kingfisher? I know how hard these are to capture so well done :)

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by jdannels:
I like the color of that bird, :) seems to be a abit out of focus though. maybe try a deeper DoF so it doesn't need to be as exact. I like how you got him eating too.

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by AlexSaberi:
wow nice find. I know how hard it is to shoot these fellas 8

Through the blades into the water
by Gman17

Comment by spencerwood:
Could do with the main subject being sharper. Opening up the highlight tones would be good too

Through the blades into the water
by Gman17

Comment by macrothing:
Nice perspective. Nice scene and background/water bokeh.

The Great Gray
by Gman17

Comment by bassbone:
what a cool owl - I would love to see him up close even more

The Great Gray
by Gman17

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
This is an outstanding shot. Exactly how close were you before he flew away???

I bet he was like that the heck is this thing coming towards me...

IMO I think you should have cropped tighter to really show him off. The background on the left and right side blend way too much and a tighter crop would have really made this shot perfect.

The Great Gray
by Gman17

Comment by noraneko:
Nice capture of owl in natural setting! He's a beauty! I think cloning the two bright areas just to the right and left of his head would help keep the focus on him, but nicely done.