Burrowing Owls (female on the left, male on the right), Kozo Saladino Park, Cape Coral, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 360, camera on a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 5.7 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Joe, The mottled background is pretty and getting two of these cute owls in one frame is sweet. Wouldn't hurt to have a bit more room at the top and I would sharpen the owl on the right more. I see a green cast to the entire image and would lift the shadow on the left hand bird's eye. (just a little) . Again, nice capture and with a few processing tweaks, I think that this image will sing.
Hi Joe
Ye I agree with what Grace has said. Without getting too complicated as some will, I would darken the right hand bird. That sometimes gives a feeling of being sharper i my humble experience>
Don't know about the green but I probably wouldn't see it anyway.!
Good image whatever.
Cheers
John
Nice capture Joe, I like the way both are perched. Its a pity about the one on the right being soft, as this draws your immediate attention. I do like the colours througout the image. Thanks for sharing
Great to capture both birds. Good comments by Grace on all points. Just removing the green cast will help. Also good idea from John -- toning down the highlights (and some sharpening) of the RH bird could help as well.
Joe viewing this on my I pad from Japan ,the repost looks improved,well done getting the two together,even with the little nits already pointed out it,s a fine looking image,thanks for letting us have a look.
Keith.
Repost looks better and color is more accurate. I wish there were not that many crosses there and have some more natural perch, I know you could not help it.
Nice to get both together.
Nice job on the rework, Joe. I think that a bit more contrast on the right hand bird's head would make it appear sharper.
Hi Grace, thanks for viewing again and commenting. I think what gives the appearance that the right owl is not as sharp as the left is because the male (right owl) is lighter colored than the female. The female spend most of the time when they are at the burrow nesting inside the burrow, while the male stands guard outside in the sun. The strong sun here bleaches/lightens the color of the male's feathers. So when looked at side by side the darker female appears to be sharper because of more contrast. Thanks again, I appreciate your interest.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
A Lovely Pair...
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