Burrowing Owl
this guy was not happy about something and started flying around. got lucky and got a couple of frames, but then i left in case i was the problem. didnt think it was me considering i had been there for about 15 minutes without incident.
D300, 18-200VR at 200mm, f/8, 1/800s, 0EV, ISO 400.
what do you meter off of in this case not to blow out the whites? blue sky -1.3? would that work?
thanks. comments and critiques appreciated.
You sure nailed the eyes! I'd fix the gray area in the upper right of the frame. Matrix metering on the D300 is very good. I usually dial in -1/3 on bright days to protect highlights, and let matrix do the rest.
Should work!Originally Posted by harold davis
There are a couple ways to do it. You could find a nice Grey tree in the area to meter off, you could use an Incident Meter as well. I use both the ways I posted, a neutral mid tone sometimes but I usually have my Incident Meter with me to use. The best is to find something YOU like and stick with it until you get good at it, then add another way so you have a choice depending on conditions.
By the way nice image this is something you don't normally see (a flying burrowing owl), nice catch Harold!!!
Mr. Harold,
Very nice capture, composition and exposure. Love the eye contact and the flight angle...:D
Harold - nicely done - gotta love those eyes.
Lance
Harold
What a great image. It certainly is extremely rare to see a photo of a flying Burrowing Owl. I like the composition and sharpness. Well done.
Gail Spitler
British Columbia Canada
Very much like the image, would tidy up the gray, lower left and top.
WOW! Very nice. I like the eyes. Sharp image.
Harold !!! You came up with winner Other than the one Judy posted I don't remember these guys up in the air !!!
Exposure wise you don't have to complicate things. Shooting at even with a bird having lots of light patches will lead to over exposure. During the day with full sun as in this image you don't even need a meter. Sunny sixteen and compensate. For a full white bird it would be one full stop. For this one minus 2/3 will get you in the ballpark.
If you shot this in raw would doing a linear conversion and on regular. Paste one on top of the other and blend them. Will turn out real well !!!
Congratulations my friend. Excellent flight capture and an head angle.
Big congrats.
Awesome image Harold...as others have said, you don't see this species in flight very often. I would see what you could do to tone down the highlights in the wings, and might back off on the image saturation a little too. I also want to commend you for backing off the bird just in case you were the disturbance...many photographers won't do that.
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