Great Horned Owl

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Was able to get out yesterday to Long Key with Harold, Jill, and Alberto to try out my new 200-400.

Nikon D300, Nikon 200-400 w/1.4tc, Focal Length 560mm F5.6, 1/60, ISO 400, Aperture Priority, Exposure Comp +2/3, Tripod

[Harold Davis]

i would have never imagined that you would have gotten anything that good with where he was sitting. 1/60s is the reason why you think it's not sharp. should have bumped the ISO and gotten a little more out of it. it aint bad as it is. the flash would have helped to. would lighten around the eyes a little if you could.

i'd say wait til you get to some better shooting conditions before you judge how good/bad it is.

[Gus Cobos]

Congratulations on your Owl Mr. O,
I like the capture...the head angle and eye contact is a tad off. I would suggest on opening up the eye to bring out more detail. and give it a round of selective sharpening around the eyes...also with your D300, you could increase the ISO to 640 or 800 to get more crisper details...I like it good show...:):cool:
How do you like the new lens???:D

[Nonda Surratt]

Some mighty fine stick pickin Oscar. Very glad you got out and about.

[denise ippolito]

Oscar, Glad you got out and had a chance to shoot some pics- It looks good- but I do think it is a little soft-agree w/ Harold on ISO-but hind sight is always 20/20! I'm sure you'll get another crack at him!!

[Alfred Forns]

... new 200-400 !!!!! Nice :) With the D300 its a 300-600 f 4.0 Life is good !!!!

Wood open the eyes a bit make them more prominent I like the placement but need a little more owl at the bottom .... should be glad I don't have the whip handy :) Excellent capture !!!!

[Dave Leroy]

Good One Oscar, Looks like a dandy lense. Really nice colours and interesting habitat. I like the idea of bringing out the eyes a bit more.
Dave

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Is that the really expensive 200 - 400 VR Oscar???? Wow. Did well with 1/60 sec. Life is good. Looking forward to more!

[Desmond Chan]

Hey, Oscar, go get the 1.7TC and you can forget about the 500mm :D:D

It looks like the 1/60 sec is hurting you. Kind of soft on my monitor. Good first try with the new lens though.