Dvir Barkay
02-03-2014, 02:29 AM
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My first ever owl, well at least in the last 10 years. I was lucky that my dad noticed a weird silhouette behind some tree branches about 10 meters to the side of the trail in John Hienz Wildlife Refuge. We walked a bit into the woods to get a better look and the owl just sat there and let us take shots. He was incredibly inquisitive following our every move and just staring at us. The setting sun illuminated his right hand side making for great light. I took over 300 shots, and so I am going to try all kinds of crops and ideas, but this was the generic full body portrait. The light was so great I did little photoshop (other than removing a branch and a little contrast) and little added saturation.
Sony A77, Tokina 300/4
f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/640s, about 20-25% cropped off
My first ever owl, well at least in the last 10 years. I was lucky that my dad noticed a weird silhouette behind some tree branches about 10 meters to the side of the trail in John Hienz Wildlife Refuge. We walked a bit into the woods to get a better look and the owl just sat there and let us take shots. He was incredibly inquisitive following our every move and just staring at us. The setting sun illuminated his right hand side making for great light. I took over 300 shots, and so I am going to try all kinds of crops and ideas, but this was the generic full body portrait. The light was so great I did little photoshop (other than removing a branch and a little contrast) and little added saturation.
Sony A77, Tokina 300/4
f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/640s, about 20-25% cropped off