Caught this owl peering out of a hollowed out tree trunk. I liked the eye contact. Crop is a little tight, but frankly, there wasn't much else worth including in the image.
Canon 30D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 500, flash, monopod
Caught this owl peering out of a hollowed out tree trunk. I liked the eye contact. Crop is a little tight, but frankly, there wasn't much else worth including in the image.
Canon 30D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 500, flash, monopod
Last edited by Doug Brown; 01-22-2008 at 11:55 PM.
The eyes really make this image. My local screech-owl can't be bothered and only glimpses through more or less closed eyes. :)
I think the plumage could need some more sharpening.
Awww, so sweet. The amount of flash looks just right. What I really like is how eye level this looks, the angle isn't steep at all. Maybe just a touch more sharpening, really well done.
What's not to like? Great use of natural light with just a tiny touch of fill, looks great. Agree it needs a bit more USM.
Looks even better. Good work.
Like the re post a lot Tight composition works well and love those prominent eye !!!!
I like the repost Doug - now nice and sharp and good balance of ambient light and fill-flash. Very surprising that the owl was at that height - The perspective shown here appears to be only marginally above eye level!!
I love owls and this is a fine image. The repost is even better.....
Repost looks great. Nice job getting the eye contact as well as a very eye-level gaze. I'll jump on the post-proc suggestion bandwagon and suggest a slight increase in brightness.
Scott
A lovely shot. I thought the original could be brighter and it looks as though it is brighter in the re-post. Perhaps a little more contrast or saturation could be tried too?
Hi Doug,
I like this image alot. The eyes really draw my attention and I like the tight comp with the surrounding tree. The eyes are very different from those on our Eastern Screech Owls. The Eastern Screech Owls have very human like eyes. The repost was an improvement, but I think the combination of levels and SH tool would have produced a better result than dodging.
Jim Neiger - Kissimmee, Florida
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I'm never one to turn down an opportunity to refine my PS skills. Luckily I have some time on my hands today, as I'm both on vacation and sick. How's this version? BTW this forum has already done wonders for my PS knowledge. Thanks everyone!
Last edited by Doug Brown; 01-23-2008 at 02:32 PM.
Hi Doug,
I think the last one is the best of the 3.
Jim Neiger - Kissimmee, Florida
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