Recently rejoined after a little break from the forum...
Would appreciate any feedback on this owl. The lighting was such that the sun, right near golden hour, was from my right; hence the bird has a warm look about him. The sky was blueish behind him though. Did basic adjustments in RAW, and used Topaz and Nik filters (Denoise, contrast color, detail extractor, and polarizer on the sky) and adjusted shadows a bit.
Most seemed to like it including other photographers, and I'm happy with the eyes but if I'm missing something please let me know.
Thanks for any feedback. Hindsight: would go higher on shutter speed. The motion on the wing tips isn't a dealbreaker as he's moving, but still would probably go 1/2000.
Been very happy with the Z9 so far; a whole new world from my D850 with grip. I really thought I got nothing of the owl taking off as I was just waiting and shooting him perched.
Nikon Z9, ISO 640, 800 5.6, 1/1250.







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