Teddy Bear in a Tree
Or at least his ears looked like a teddy bear to me. This Great Horned Owlet was probably photographed by 1000 folks at the recent Magee Marsh festival. I wish I had been able to stick around for another week or two to get images of fledging and parent interaction, but alas, had to leave.
D7000, 700mm, ISO 2000, 1/1000s @ f/6.3 manual, fill @ -1.3 EV, tripod
Very nice Bill. Lovely owl and details. I wonder if a vertical crop might make a stronger image here since I see a lot of tree trunk on the LHS. Well done. Loi
Thanks, Loi. I did try a vertical crop first, in fact. It did feature the owlet better, but I felt it lost the context of the owl in the tree cavity.Originally Posted by Loi Nguyen
Bill, loved the owl. really cute. Did you try some with smaller aperture? I think sharper FG will make this better.
I agree, Kaustubh. The lighting was tough, thus the ISO 2000. Perhaps I could have traded a little SS for more DOF.
I kinda agree with Marina. The owl is sharp but I dont see enough of it and the oof FG makes it noticable, might be because its late. Techs look great.
Bill, i like the idea of keeping the full trunk in the image makes sense to me as to how big the nest cavity is
the eyes of the owl add a lot of interest to me
Very nice shot.
I really like how the owlet is looking through tree.
Excellent IQ and love those big yellow eyes.
Well done.
Bill Sir:Beautiful image of owl with peak a boob pose..Nice looking owl with very nice expression and composition.Regards,Satish.
Bill, I initially thought that the owl was a little dark but after further review it really looks pretty good. I have looked at removing all of the blue on the right side, I think that looks pretty good.
Jack
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