I did remember out of the many images I made, on one this beauty did raise up and then go right back down. This is a sport park (Brian Piccollo) where they are great about helping the owls coexist. They rope all nests and even move events when owls encroach on actively used areas. The reason he/she raised up was an errant soccer ball from an adjacent field. They thrive here and one reason the website stated was the smorgasboard of insects at the lights during ball games. It is not as good a view of the eyes and I liked the other better for the composition. I was in one shot with one focus point right on the eyes or the head where the eyes would be(then recomposed) as that head was constantly swiveling with the action nearby. so... one with the bill...
Looks pretty good, David. Effective frame to show their periscoping behavior. The one blade of OOF grass across the face is a bit of a bummer. Love the eyes though.
As Always, thanks for the learnings, gents... Yes, the setting sun was momentarily blocked (filtered) in the previous post (as you can see in those big eyes) giving totally different shades. Also, now that I cheat when shooting to the right (mirrorless with live histogram in viewfinder while I adjust exposure) , I'm finding I have to slide to the left on brightness and I can choose the intensity of colors I like during processing. My biggest mistake as a beginner was always under exposing and not being able to brighten enough due to noise.
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