Habitat

[Bibhav Behera]

Hope you guys aren't getting bored of the owlets.
Wanted a shot to portray the habitat of the Owlets. Have seen them often in semi urban locations as well.

Canon 450D, 420mm
SS 1/100 (+0.3)
f/5.6
ISO 400

Full Frame image shot handheld.
Comments and Critiques welcome.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I love their eyes. I think you composed keeping in mind there were more of vegetation on your right. However, I think moving the camera to the right, ie. less space at left would have helped in avoiding/minimising the bright sky.

Light was low. Else, I would have loved some narrow aperture images as well.

We had some superstition that owls means bad luck. I used to wonder why, as Owl is supposed to be the vehicle of Godesses Laxmi. In this age, when everybody blindly chases money, I wonder why nobody thinks of "appeasing" the "vehicle of Laxmi". Instead, some unscrupulous fellows are hunting the owls for some black magic rituals. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely Eyes,Nice Photograph.But I expected its true Habitat from you.BARN OWL(Laxmi Pencha)(TYTO ALBA) is Ma Laxmi's Bahan (Associate).Tomorrow is Laxmi Puja.Can any one of my young professional friends post a Photo of BARN OWL?Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely stare. Agree about less space on the left. Nice details. Thanks for sharing.

[Atul Sinai]

Nice shot, loved the eyes. Tough one to shoot through the obstructions, you did well. TFS

Regards,
Atul

[Bhargava Srivari]

I too love their eyes. Agree with comments on composition.

tfs