Camera Canon EOS 7D Exposure (1/1250) Aperture f/5.6 Focal Length 400 mm ISO Speed 400
Camera Canon EOS 7D Exposure (1/1250) Aperture f/5.6 Focal Length 400 mm ISO Speed 400
Last edited by Jason Lee; 08-02-2012 at 04:11 PM.
Hi Jason,
You were very fortunate to have such a close encounter with this owl and a clean BG.
The image needs some shadows and highlights work to open up the dark areas of the body.
I wish the eyes were open .I would sharpen the face.
Good comp and diagonal perch,
Gail
Very nice opportunity here. I too would prefer the eyes open but here with the eyes closed you have a tranquil feel to the image as it seems as if the owl is peacefully soaking in the warm sunlight. Excellent perch, and yes quite unusual to see a GHO so much out in the open. I'm OK with the indirect light angle. I'd have like the subject higher in the frame by poiting your lens down a bit more. Great stuff!
I guess I should give some detail of the scene. This was taken in the pre-dawn hours this morning from my kayak. The sun was about half way over the horizon. I wanted to capture the moment where the sun is starting to hit the front of the owl. I also waited about an hour for this guy to open up his eyes more, but he just sat there turning his head every now, and then. I played around with the lighting, contrast, and saturation but didn't like any of my other edits but this one. If I was capturing the true conditions at the moment it would be a lot darker. I may play around with it a bit more later.
Last edited by Jason Lee; 08-02-2012 at 08:46 PM.
Love the sleepy pose and detail in those talons...which just dont seem to be holding onto his perch, personally I like the darker area as it gives a more natural look, beautifully isolated on his rather nice perch and blue sky. I agree with Daniel regarding the bird higher in the frame
Very nice shot. I really like the calm feeling of this image. I really dont mind the closed eyes, great perch, and nice lighting.
Well done.