Wow, 32 views, 22 downloads and no comments. Shame on us as a community. The picture overall, Mike, is very grainy. The owl isn't very sharp. He seems to be looking to the left of the pic which to me would indicate he should probably be placed on the right of the photo. The angled boughs are a plus (as opposed to straight across). Keep posting my friend.
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If my comment on your work ever seems to criticise, it does not. It is always so that we may learn together.
in the technical sense, yes, there are a lot of ways the picture could be improved... but how cool to have been able to catch this lovely bird's image! a lot of what makes for great picture taking is how you feel when you see the image later... if it makes you feel good to remember the day, the event, the surroundings, then it is a great picture
Exciting to capture nature as it is. Agree with Steb and viking_boy. But also realize that nature rarely provides "Kodak" moments, so overall, well done.