Barry Ekstrand
06-20-2014, 08:28 PM
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Canon 5D Mk III, Canon EF 500mm f4L IS II, Canon EF 1.4x III
700 mm, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/2500
Early morning light
Paul McCartney was supposed to start his 2014 tour in Lubbock, TX, home of Buddy Holly, on June 14 - which happens to be our anniversary - so when tickets went on sale a couple of months ago I spent way more than I should have, thinking how can you beat that for an anniversary outing? Bought plane flights (non refundable, of course)... and everyone knows Sir Paul got sick in Japan a month ago and ended up postponing the first US tour dates. So we went to Lubbock anyway, and had a great visit with our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter (but I think Sir Paul should still pay for my flights as I'll have to buy new tickets for the October date that he postponed to....).
But to the real point - as it happens, in my daughter's neighborhood there is a large field populated with Prairie Dogs and Burrowing Owls. Apparently they coexist and share the burrows and tunnels that are all over the field. So this visit I brought my camera gear with an express desire to get some owl shots. I managed to get quite a few good ones, and I'll post some of those, but I am starting with one that I did some work on to salvage it.
I was pretty close to the owl at the time he decided to take off (the crop is relatively small, purely for aesthetics). However, when he leaned forward and took flight I managed to botch the AF point, so his head and face were soft. I've tried to make fix it in PS, please give me your thoughts on whether it was worth trying or not.
Thanks,
Barry
Canon 5D Mk III, Canon EF 500mm f4L IS II, Canon EF 1.4x III
700 mm, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/2500
Early morning light
Paul McCartney was supposed to start his 2014 tour in Lubbock, TX, home of Buddy Holly, on June 14 - which happens to be our anniversary - so when tickets went on sale a couple of months ago I spent way more than I should have, thinking how can you beat that for an anniversary outing? Bought plane flights (non refundable, of course)... and everyone knows Sir Paul got sick in Japan a month ago and ended up postponing the first US tour dates. So we went to Lubbock anyway, and had a great visit with our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter (but I think Sir Paul should still pay for my flights as I'll have to buy new tickets for the October date that he postponed to....).
But to the real point - as it happens, in my daughter's neighborhood there is a large field populated with Prairie Dogs and Burrowing Owls. Apparently they coexist and share the burrows and tunnels that are all over the field. So this visit I brought my camera gear with an express desire to get some owl shots. I managed to get quite a few good ones, and I'll post some of those, but I am starting with one that I did some work on to salvage it.
I was pretty close to the owl at the time he decided to take off (the crop is relatively small, purely for aesthetics). However, when he leaned forward and took flight I managed to botch the AF point, so his head and face were soft. I've tried to make fix it in PS, please give me your thoughts on whether it was worth trying or not.
Thanks,
Barry