After silently watching the forum for a couple of weeks, I thought it was time for my first post (yikes). This was taken last year in Cape Coral, next to a drainage pipe, which I've tried to clone out.
Nikon D70S Handheld 300 mm f2.8 VR with Nikon 2X
f/10 at 1/40 sec ISO 200 No exposure compensation or flash.
Last edited by Jory Griesman; 02-02-2008 at 05:19 PM.
HI Jory !!!! Glad you decided to get your feet wet and post !!!! Big Welcome !!!!!!
Excellent pose and detail Did real good holding steady at that low shutter speed I like stopping down at that close distance Also like there are no body parts clipped If anything might go a tad darker and if you have give the bird a little more room You did well with your cloning !!! Looking forward to many more !!!
Very well done image.
All of the tech stuff looks really good.
IMO a little warm WB and more room under the owl would make this an even stronger image.
James
PS I'm behind (as normal) in my emails. So I want to say, thanks again and I hope you had a great time.
Jory
I'm glad to see the others have already given you such good advice. I think this one looks very nice. Usually I see different backgrounds and I rather like this one. The "dark" area gives the appearance of a burrow or place to hide so I think it looks quite natural. Well done.
Very nice image to start with. I like the composition and the habitat that makes up the bg/fg. You did well with your cloning. I wouldn't have known if you hadn't mentioned it. This image could have been posted in wild and free since there are no HOM elements visible.
Burrowing Owl
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