Burrowing Owl

[Doug Brown]

I've seen a bunch of great Burrowing Owls on the forum of late, so I thought I'd post one of my favorites. I do love photographing owls, and hope to someday be fortunate enough to photograph a Great Grey.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/244257683-X2.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 800, no flash, handheld

[Gayle Clement]

Great background and I love the eye contact. Maybe another round of sharpening?

[gary rouleau]

Very nice shot. The eyes just pop out at ya -they are great. I agree with Gayle maybe a touch more sharpening.

[Alfred Forns]

I like seeing these guys up on a perch !!!! Good pose perch and framing Agree on the USM and would increase the density In this case would be duplicate layer and multiplying Will turn out great !!!

[Fabs Forns]

Beautifully composed and great NM background :)

I multiplied the image and lowered the opacity to 35%

No sharpening needed, it just lacked density.

[Raymond Barlow]

very cool shot !!! nice work Fabs.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Doug,

I think the second post works better as you can see more details. The BG, perch and composition works very well!

[Del Cockroft]

I love the BG as you are focussed immediately on the subject, no distractions. Fabs has improved the image with her expertise. Nice one, Doug.

[Gail Yovanovich]

The difference between the original and Fabs is subtle but definitely striking. Is this a dumb question - how does one do this?

Cheers....Gail.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for improving my image Fabs! I really like the constructive feedback I get on this forum; it helps elevate my game so-to-speak.

[Doug Brown]

Fabs described it pretty well. Simply duplicate the original image in Photoshop (creating a second layer). Set the blend mode to Multiply. Then change the opacity of the new layer (in this case 35%).

[Glenn Bartley]

A great post...improved through some PS technique. Nicely done BPN team!

[Gail Yovanovich]

Thanks, Doug, for describing the process. You're photo is terrific.

Cheers....Gail.

[Christopher C.M. Cooke]

Lovely photo of a beautiful bird.

I am constantly amazed what I learn from reading the posts on this site.:)