“I try to capture an unobtrusive, close and intimate view into my subject’s lives; at their level and without disturbance. I spend an enormous amount of time learning every detail about my subjects, their behaviour and their lives.” The colours in this photo are too similar for my liking. The fact that the background is the same colour as the majority of the bird is too distracting and takes away from the main subject, being the owl.
The only thing that really stands out in this photo is are the yellow eyes, which even then are too small for any real attraction to be brought to the photo. The composition of the photo is good because the bird is in flight which can allow for it to be placed into the centre of the frame. The front facing angle makes the bird appear as though it were coming towards you with menacing eyes staring right at you. In other photographs he has taken of owls he uses this similar technique of having the background colours mirror those of the subject. Looking more closely at the photo you can see finer amounts of detail which instinctively you may overlook at first glance.
Niamh Whyte 