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Hi Richard.
All the time Ive spenton these birds- never seen on e snoozing !
OK Why ISO 200?
Maybe try a dollop of sharpening on the bird ?
Good stuff though.
Cheers
John
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Jonathan please tell us why iso 200,I do like the sleepy pose of the Owl but it does look a tad soft on my monitor but think the pose makes a very nice image.
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Hi Richard, going to ISO 200 was fine, you had light, albeit strong and enough SS which makes a change, doesn't it. 
In morning light, or warm light Richard quite often you see them 'nodding off', nothing new, especially when it's quiet, however as soon as they hear something, suddenly one of those 'clam shell' eyes open. Just lookout for those little yawns. When you do 8-10 hour stints with them, it's oh so tempting not to snooze with them 
. Easily rectified the USM, just remember the masking next time, although I feel you could add some more. You might also want to look at the white slider in Levels, perhaps around 230???? Looks like his/her favourite spot so keep at it.
TFS
Steve
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Hi Richard, it's looking a bit 'crunchy' especially in the head, there seems to be no real 'fine' detail where was the focus point, you can check in DPP, Apple J I think if you are Mac based on the RAW. Perhaps backing off on the contrast may help, likewise I personally would not have gone as high on the radius slider, have you considered applying smaller amounts of USM?
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Pane 4 looks the best.
Nice image that shows how well camouflaged these guys are.
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First of all, terrific image and ISO 200 was an obvious choice after you got off a few images at the higher ISO. When you have a sleeping subject and you want to make an image you think might look great as a large print on your wall, throw the ISO down and click away, and not just with the 7D. I do the same thing with my 1D4. The cleaner you can make your original file the better. Pane 4 works best for me.
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Steve Kaluski
Hi Richard, it's looking a bit 'crunchy' especially in the head, there seems to be no real 'fine' detail where was the focus point, you can check in DPP, Apple J I think if you are Mac based on the RAW. Perhaps backing off on the contrast may help, likewise I personally would not have gone as high on the radius slider, have you considered applying smaller amounts of USM?
DPP no longer works on my machine, I have been unable to resolve despite a fair amount of effort and reading; that leaves me with ACR.
and yes I do have the original Canon utilities disc and latest version of DPP. aS I recall I was really careful to focus on the head, either on one eye or smack between them.
Not sure about reducing radius any more, only using 0.5 mm
Thanks again, appreciate it. I continue to be confined to Windows 8 on an Acer Lappie
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I assume Richard you have uninstalled ALL of the Canon DPP stuff, then downloaded all the latest from Canon's website?
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yes I have done ahis several times
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Hi Richard
Second one looks fine to me- third too much.
I must have been sleeping all those years when my littl owls were snoozing. Maybe they don't get tired around here
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Begs the question, when is something finished - answer looks like never lol
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