Ken Scheben
03-05-2008, 10:00 AM
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Well, it didn't snow the entire time Bob & I were in Ottawa last weekend. On Sunday morning, we were greeted with a bright, cloudless sky and some beautiful light. This was the only opportunity we had where a snowy owl actually flew overhead. Although the owl unfortunatley chose to fly away from the light versus into it, the reflected light from the snow on the ground did a reasonable job of filling in some of the deep facial shadows that would ordinarily be present in this type of situation. Add a bit of selective curves work and this is what you end up with. Not perfect, but my best snowy owl flight image to date.
Ken
Canon 1DMIII, 70-200 f4 IS, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/4000, handheld, baited, very nearly full frame
Well, it didn't snow the entire time Bob & I were in Ottawa last weekend. On Sunday morning, we were greeted with a bright, cloudless sky and some beautiful light. This was the only opportunity we had where a snowy owl actually flew overhead. Although the owl unfortunatley chose to fly away from the light versus into it, the reflected light from the snow on the ground did a reasonable job of filling in some of the deep facial shadows that would ordinarily be present in this type of situation. Add a bit of selective curves work and this is what you end up with. Not perfect, but my best snowy owl flight image to date.
Ken
Canon 1DMIII, 70-200 f4 IS, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/4000, handheld, baited, very nearly full frame