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Welcome to BPN, Jerry. Nicely exposed high-key shot. Good look at the eye, although I suppose two eyes might have been better. My problem with these guys is that I can never get them to come close to me. It looks as if you had the same issue.
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Thanks for the reply. The only time it got close yesterday I and the camera lost focus as it flew near.
Jerry
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The contrast in this frame is great but I wish for a closer view of the bird and better eye contact.
I have the same problem that I've never gotten close to one of these. I always seem them
way out in the marsh. Also, any reason you were shooting at f/11? That's two stops slower
than you could achieve with a 2.8 and 2x?
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Dorian,
I was set up to shoot Rock Sandpipers in flight, so I was in shutter priority mode. Probably should have used auto ISO and manual but I didn't. After not finding any Rock Sandpipers I was headed back to the truck and found this owl hunting near where I was parked.
Jerry
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Got it. If I were shooting in-flight Rock Sandpipers, I would just leave the lens wide open (in either manual or AV) to get the a fastest shutter possible. You can never have enough speed when shooting
fast flying shorebirds!
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The look away pose is nice. The high key look works nicely here. That eye really pops.
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Hi Jerrold, I can't offer more than the advice / suggestions you already got (which I agree with), but wishing you a warm welcome to BPN. Oh, before I forget, with the subject relatively small in the frame it would be better to compose the frame with it a bit closer to the lower left corner IMO. Looking forward to more from you!
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