I captured this image in southwest Florida a couple years ago, I worked it up recently. I know the background is not what would be hoped for but with work in Lightroom and Photoshop it is as best as can be. I used F/8 because the left owl was a little forward of the owl peeking from the burrow. I thought I needed it for both to be is sharp focus. I could not go lower because then the owl peeking would be blocked by a slight mound and vegetation. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 250 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
These owls are not easy to get in the clear. In that they live in burrows, I'm not too bothered by the grass blades in front of the one. I do think that the owl on the left is dark against the bright background and some processing might help.
Hi Joseph, I can see your BG issue, trying to get both owls in sharp focus while wanting to blur the BG. I think the only way to throw the BG OOF focus would be to get lower. Even had you shot at F5.6, I suspect you would find the BG a bit too close to the owl. Loi
Florida Burrowing Owls
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