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Michael:
I think it turned out very nicely. Good detail where it is expected, I find the facial disc often looks a bit soft, even with perfect conditions.
I certainly would have considered trading some shutter speed for ISO, even if you were getting ready for him to fly.
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Randy
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I agree, it turned out very well under the circumstances. It doesn't seem all that long ago that ISO800 seemed high. ISO5000 is still amazing to me and a reminder of how far we've come in a few short years.
In this case it seems unnecessary given the shutter speed you chose. I'd have thought you could easily get away with 1/1000 or maybe even 1/250 with that lens. If so, you might have ended up with less noise (not that it's very noticeable in the shot you posted).
Nice catch!
Russ
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Gorgeous catch in a great environment! Excellent sharpness, especially for hand holding at 1/400! It looks a bit overexposed -- what a luxury!! I wonder if you tried some slight exposure reduction?
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Diane Miller
Gorgeous catch in a great environment! Excellent sharpness, especially for hand holding at 1/400! It looks a bit overexposed -- what a luxury!! I wonder if you tried some slight exposure reduction?
Thanks Diane. I think darkening it a bit would work, and would make it look more like the natural light it was in. I will try that on my next post, I got several sharp ones of this bird on various perches all around the same brightness.
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All been said really. Like the vegetation background.. I reckon the whole shot could stand a very slight drop in gamma. No big deal though
John
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Nice clear shot of this handsome owl. Looks like it could use some blacks or clarity to bring out the contrasting details in this. Nice and sharp and it's cool to see the talons. Well done
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Agree on adding some blacks here. To my eyes this bird could definitely use some sharpening, esp the facial disc. Lovely pose and environment.
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