Snowy Owl Photograph

[Cazzie]

Took this at the bird of prey centre at Lightwater Valley yesterday.



Any good do ya think? Forgot to say... I cropped it but that's all

Got loads more to share in the next day or two hehe! Trouble is, I wasn't paying attention and don't know what some of the raptors are, but I'm sure you'll help me ID them

[naturelover]

he is beautiful cazzie got eyes like a cat,well done.

[RichBrew]

Excellent shot, Cazzie. Strong eye contact (to say the least) with catch lights in both eyes, and sharp. The main features form an inverted triangle, always a strong compositional shape.

Never be afraid to crop an image if it gives the results you want.

RichBrew

[Ann2]

I think it's brilliant Cazzie. You obviously have the "eye" for a good photograph.

[Cazzie]

Thankies!

I'm that chuffed with it that it's now replaced my sparrowhawk as my desktop piccy now lol!

[Purplepixii]

Why does it make me think I'm in trouble...?

Great pic - well cropped too - the cropping makes the photo in this case

[Cazzie]

Originally Posted by Purplepixii

[color="Purple"]Why does it make me think I'm in trouble...?

Hehe - Does look a bit cross doesn't he!

[PMG]

Originally Posted by Cazzie

Hehe - Does look a bit cross doesn't he!

If you were something small furry and tasty you'd be in deeeeeep trouble!! Well done!

Pauline

[jennyb]

That's a lovely picture. I love to see close-ups of faces.

Jenny

[Za]

Great shot Cazzie, it looks like it can see your thoughts......*quickly changes thoughts*
Za

[pressld2]

Wow! That picture has real impact. It's like Za said, he's looking right into your soul.

Dave P.

[rlchew]

Excellent photo Cazzie .... a very powerful and mean looking owl.

I think the crop really works, focusing in on those eyes.

Richard

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Lovely picture,
Slightly cruel that someone has replaced her eyes with liquorice all sorts.

[Meles meles]

great photo
Imagine that blown up on the wall, especially if it was white

[forevergreen]

Hi
Im new to forum and wildL photogrphy but i can see thats one hell of a picture well done.

By the by. whats a crop?

[monkey]

Brilliant picture well done, I like close up photos of the birds faces and I know how difficult they are to take!
A while ago I accidentally came across the Raptor Centre in Chichester and popped in and did not leave for about 4 hours it was wonderful and we got to hold the birds and fly them. The facts they told us were amazing.
Recently we also went to the Raptor Centre in Ringwood and again took loads of photos. I must admit the wire cages around 80% of the birds can be very annoying when you want to photograph the birds especially if you have a camera like mine without a huge zoom! Also I did get doubts about the small amount of room that such big birds had to fly around in and felt that surely they could have had much larger cages if they are to be kept captive. They hold special photography days at quite a reasonable price where they take the birds out into the New Forest to fly and be photographed so taking part in a day like that would give the birds a treat so maybe I will do that some time.

[pressld2]

Originally Posted by forevergreen

By the by. whats a crop?

Hi forevergreen and welcome to WAB!

Cropping a photo means cutting some off from around the edges to improve the composition or to focus attention tightly onto the main subject.

Cazzie's original photo would have been a bit bigger and shown a bit more of the owl, possibly even some background. By cutting these bits off the photo has lots more impact.

Dave P.