The Forgotten Flight

[Brian Sump]

You may remember a few landing shots of the Burrowing Owl weeks ago. I found this one from the series and realized I never processed it.

Shot about 30 min after sunrise under a partly cloudy sky.

It's kind of fun processing something later on and applying all the new PP tactics you've learned. Hopefully an improvement.

D850
Sigma 500mm
HH
ISO 2800
1/2500
f4

Post in C1P and PS. Mids and Highs curves adjust, reduced some magenta, added a touch of exp and crop in PS (~ 40%) - chose 16x9 to frame tightly and showcase wingspan

[Arthur Morris]

Looks sharp and great to me. Love the color palette. I returned your text but you never called :)

with love, artie

[Brian Sump]

Looks sharp and great to me. Love the color palette. I returned your text but you never called :)

with love, artie

Artie, so sorry. We just gave birth to our son and have not returned to normalcy yet. I will reach out to you again soon.

Thanks very much for your comments :-)

[Volkan Akgul]

merhaba Brian, umarım bebeğiniz çok şanslı bir insandır, i wish you health. Fotoğraf çok iyi '

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Brian, love the owl, the wing position is really nice. The bird looks good, the whites look white but the green of the grass appear to have a blue cast on my display. Exposure and feather detail look good. Thank you for sharing.

[dankearl]

Another nice one, the grasses all do look blue to me, was this 'as shot" conversion in C1P?

[Brian Sump]

I see a tad, maybe +3 yellow wouldn't hurt.

This was as shot in C1P. Ran 50% gray sample point and curves adjust with gray dropper globally in PS. Then +4 green on the owl.

[Brian Sump]

merhaba Brian, umarım bebeğiniz çok şanslı bir insandır, i wish you health. Fotoğraf çok iyi '

Based on the translation, thank you. We're excited to have a boy and his sisters are elated!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks awesome Brian. I love the low-ish angle with the strip of grass at the bottom - and the drops of dew are a nice touch. Tack sharp eyes. Big congrats on the new addition to the family. Children are such blessings!!

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful shot. What fun to find an oldie in the files. Great low angle and wing spread. And congratulations!

[Brian Sump]

Looks awesome Brian. I love the low-ish angle with the strip of grass at the bottom - and the drops of dew are a nice touch. Tack sharp eyes. Big congrats on the new addition to the family. Children are such blessings!!

Thanks a bunch Daniel. Our hearts are full.

Now to figure out a shooting schedule

[Brian Sump]

Wonderful shot. What fun to find an oldie in the files. Great low angle and wing spread. And congratulations!

Many thanks Bill!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Brian, great low perspective here, and love the full wingspread. I like the grasses on the feet. Big congrats on your family addition - they grow up so fast.

[Brian Sump]

Hi Brian, great low perspective here, and love the full wingspread. I like the grasses on the feet. Big congrats on your family addition - they grow up so fast.

Thanks Stu for the feedback and the kind words.

They do grow up so fast; in this newborn phase I try to embrace every moment, especially the late night crying as those are the hardest/best times.

[John Mack]

Looks very nice to my eye. Really like those outstreched wings. Also like how the bird is looking past you.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Excellent flight capture, Brian. Like the full extension of the wings, fanned tail, and some nesting material in the talon.

Also congratulations!




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[Brian Sump]

Thank you John and Geoffrey!