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Hi -
Here is a different image from the same series. I used this image and made some changes that everyone suggested.
I chose a vertical crop to cut out most of the extra bright leaves at bottom right.
- Noise reduction on bg
- Burned the right side of the bird.
- Adjusted the color balance to remove some of the bluish hue
- Sharpened the owl's face and brightened the eyes
Still maybe too much noise in bg.
Thanks, Ashleigh :S3:
Canon 7D
Canon 300mm f/2.8
ISO 640, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/80s
Firstly I'm envious of any Owl image, those eyes are amazing. The side lighting is still a little strong here and there and i think you may be right about adding another round of noise reduction to the backdrop. I might also consider another round of sharpening to the bird only as it does look a little soft but at 1/80sec it's not surprising......I think at the time of shooting going for a wider aperture setting than f5.6 and upping the ISO for better shutter speed would of helped { easier said than done :w3 }
Nice shot.
Love the stare and that you captured it in it's habitat.
The side lighting is a bit strong, but it's not bad. Agree on some more NR on the background.
Well done.
