The Snowy returns

Per me posa e momento colto da incorniciare,per il resto avrei croppato per un primissimo piano .Davvero bravo

What a great head-on image of this own. You may be able to bring the brightness of the shadowed eye up a little. And maybe a little sharpening.

I really like the unusual wing position at this angle Hal, in particular the position and shape of the secondaries. I know nothing about this "famous" owl and I would have assumed this owl to have been baited, esp at 300mm, but after your post in Bird Photography I doubt that it was. If so, quite the accomplishment!

I'd kill (not literally!) for a Snowy shot like this. . .I love the looks of the wings, the talons and the eye that is lit up. Had it recently made an attempt at a kill?

- Luke

I like the pose, the snow, the head on look and the bits of grass in the background.

I find myself wishing I could see the entire shadow of the bird, perhaps a crop that has that in it would be very interesting. And I am not sure the dark line of the horizon at the top adds to the image, I might crop to remove that. Those of course are simply my personal preferences.

Love those dangling talons.

Your angle works great here Hal. Love the wing detail as well

Love the head on pose and the wing position here Hal, I agree with Mia about taking the dark strip from the top and I think it could use a touch more sharpening particularly around the face.

Excellent capture, Hal! The wing position is great and I really like the background grasses. I think that cropping off the dark strip up top would further add to this awesome shot... nice one

Wonderful wing position and flight picture, way to go, I might be inclined to also crop off the top dark area of the image but minor, well done.