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Loi Nguyen
05-20-2013, 10:48 AM
Another Burrowing Owl image with David Salem.
1DX
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/1250
F5.6
ISO-400
BLUBB bean bag from car window.
Appreciate your comments.
Thank you
Loi
Vivaldo Damilano
05-20-2013, 10:51 AM
Beautiful capture of the owl, love the colours and smooth BG. Wish the feet were more visible, good eye contact.
Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
05-20-2013, 12:07 PM
Awesome image Loi! Congrats, great IQ, eye contact and nice BG, I wish we could see the talons too, but no big deal really. Well done
Miguel Palaviccini
05-20-2013, 01:10 PM
Loi,
Wonderful! The colors of the bg match very well with the owl. Very well presented vertically. Nice and upright :)
It's a western Burrowing Owl, right? They look just a tad bit different than what I've seen here in FL.
Miguel
Marina Scarr
05-20-2013, 02:36 PM
Super alert pose and great details you acquired here, Loi. Wish I could see its feet but cool pose overshadows this. Yellows appear clipped, it's a bit bright and a tad oversharpened to my eyes.
Loi Nguyen
05-20-2013, 02:57 PM
Everyone, thank you for your kind comments. Yes, too bad about the feet, but I'm happy to get the image.
Marina, for some reason, I boosted up the exposure in PP by 1/3 EV, perhaps I was doing PP on my lap top then. Also the image looks OK to me in higher resolution, but I agreed that it looks over-sharpened here. So I reduced the sharpening quite a bit here in the re-post.
Thanks
Loi
Loi Nguyen
05-20-2013, 05:48 PM
Loi,
Wonderful! The colors of the bg match very well with the owl. Very well presented vertically. Nice and upright :)
It's a western Burrowing Owl, right? They look just a tad bit different than what I've seen here in FL.
Miguel
Yes, Miguel, this is a California Burrowing Owl. I would love to spend sometime in FL to see your Eastern Burowwing Owls. When and where would be the best time to see them? Thank you! Loi
jack williamson
05-20-2013, 06:09 PM
The repost looks better, the colors are very nice. Love that direct stare.
Robert Kimbrell
05-20-2013, 06:58 PM
Lori very nice colors sharpness, eyes and b/g.
dankearl
05-20-2013, 07:29 PM
Repost is very nice, very good close up and very nice details.
Grace Scalzo
05-20-2013, 08:11 PM
I love the stance, looks like he's challenging you. Nice rework. Great image to have in your files.
Roman Kurywczak
05-20-2013, 09:27 PM
Very nice angle and the repost works for me. I'm OK with no talons in this case as the eyes are what grabs the attention.
Juan Carlos Vindas
05-20-2013, 11:38 PM
Hey hey! lovely owl, the repost is way an improvement and the direct eye contact makes for a very effective image, love it!
Loi Nguyen
05-20-2013, 11:50 PM
Hi everyone, thank you very much for your comments. Much appreciated!
David Salem
05-21-2013, 01:44 AM
Looks great Loi. Like the alert pose and the details look great. Well done. Went by Yesterday to visit them, looks like we have three pair.
Karl Egressy
05-21-2013, 06:34 AM
"Another Burrowing Owl image with David Salem."
I don't see David on the picture. Sorry, just kidding.:bg3:
Excellent image, putting it to the middle works here.
Robert Holguin
05-22-2013, 12:55 AM
Sweet shot!!!
That pose is just terrific as is the stare.
Excellent feather detail and nice light.
Well done.
Girish Prahalad
05-22-2013, 06:56 AM
love the alert pose & IQ. the centered comp works very well. overall a very good image
Loi Nguyen
05-22-2013, 08:18 AM
Thank you for ll the feedback. Much appreciated. Loi
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