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Mike if it helps at all I'm across the pond and my SEO's are doing just the same always get up when little light,so it's very cool to see you got this and also inspiring for me. Mike i'm not the guy to advise just wanted to say love the look back and also the perch and of course those eyes. I do wonder if you could have pushed the iso further but as someone learning really that is a debate for others to help you with. Keep trying Mike maybe the food supply will lower and we might both get better chances towards the end of the winter
Good luck cheers for sharing this,it's always inspiring to see someone trying when things are tricky
take care
Stu
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Hi Mike, please don't hesitate to post here, we all learn from each other and it's great to see different types of photos. I also spent a few days last month shooting SEO's, they are fun and very photogenic. you did well here, I actually like your settings, to answer Stuart's question you could have gone to ISO 3200 but the SS would have still been too slow for flight/action so this setting was good (on tripod?).
The key with owls is to get well-lit symmetric wide open eyes which you did here, I also like the perch and its small details. It would have been nice if you had a better BG to work with but that was out of your control and given that BG is blank I would go for a vertical composition here to focus more on the owl. A touch of saturation/warmth and also sharpening would also help
TFS
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Nice Shot. I love the eyes. Owls are always my favorite subjects. Unfortunately I did not get a chance to photograph them as yet.
Thank you for sharing the image.
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Arash said:" I actually like your settings, to answer Stuart's question you could have gone to ISO 3200 but the SS would have still been too slow for flight/action so this setting was good (on tripod?)."
Hand held out the car window actually, thanks for your kind words Arash. I admire your photography and knowledge.
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Hi Mike, nice looking owl. Agree with Arash on his critique -- I would adjust the white balance as the image looks a bit cold / blue to me. Really impressive that you can get a sharp image at 1000mm at 1/250!
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Alex Becker
Hi Mike, nice looking owl. Agree with Arash on his critique -- I would adjust the white balance as the image looks a bit cold / blue to me. Really impressive that you can get a sharp image at 1000mm at 1/250!
I think my arm was resting on the window ledge so not quite 100% hand held. Sorry about that. mq
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I like the pose here, and the way that the texture of the perch is similar to the feather pattern.
I agree with Alex that the whites on the face have a blueish tinge to them.
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