Taken while out on a workshop today with Malcolm Benn.
D300 / 18 - 70 ED @ 70mm
1/200 sec, f4.5, iso 250
hand held, natural light, 90% of frame.
cloned out one small twig.
Saw-whet
Taken while out on a workshop today with Malcolm Benn.
D300 / 18 - 70 ED @ 70mm
1/200 sec, f4.5, iso 250
hand held, natural light, 90% of frame.
cloned out one small twig.
holy cow, that's natural light? looks like you have a softbox above the bird! the feet and facial feathers look a little bright to me - you could try a linear burn on those if indeed they are too bright. love the expression you captured.
very expressive image , BG looks busy but do not bother much
TFS
WOW! This is absolutely beautiful buddy I don't see any problems with techs on my end this little Owl just makes me smile .:)
Love the expression, and how are those eyes. Great light, and I really like the overall detail on the little guy. Well captured Raymond.
Superb image and I love the BG.
Very nice capture with beautiful light ... IMHO... as its likely a captive bird, a move to the left would have made the triangle of twigs framing the bird ... as it is now the twig behind the birds head is a little distracting. I would have included a little more room at the bottom, the tail is nearly touching the border.
regards Geraldo
I agree with what James said, its a beauty my friend!
thanks for the cool comments everyone.
Geraldo.. this is a wild bird., I mark any captive birds with a (c) on the title of the post.Originally Posted by Geraldo Hofmann
I agree, this is too tight on the tail., but I was not looking through the view finder when I captured this image.
take care.
Howdy Raymond-
I have some suggestions on the comp and crop--but what strikes me on this one is what a perfect specimum he looks to be. This is one of the captives right? Wonderful stare and once again not quite at us but still very powerful in a different way because of that. What's this ones name?
A little tight on the tail as has been mentioned. I think I would elect to crop out some of the left because the light areas are a little too expansive and the far top left branch rather overwhelms. I think this would look better as a vertical generally. You might when shooting something like this, shoot a frame where you intetionally throw the bg a bit more OOF and then have the option to brush in some of that to your shots as opposed on relying on PS to give you some extra blur. Just an idea for more subject separation say from those branches behind his head. Here I wouldn't get rid of them myself. but lessoning their power wouls be a good idea me thinks.
Paul
Ok we were posting at the same time so now I got the scoop about that this one is wild which explains why he looks real good.
Paul
thanks for your advice Paul., yes, this is a wild bird., 1 of three we found in the same tree. We do not have as many creative options as we do with out captive birds, but i do the best i can.
I might be able to add some canvas to the bottom., with some fair amout of tedious effort, but for now, i will leave it as it is, as it was.
I am not really into a lot of extensive post processing., 3 minutes max... unless it is really worth the extra time, and usually the shot works fine with a few contrast, white balance, and sharpening tweaks... (maybe a touch of cloning for jessies, twigs, etc.)
Funny how i get a rep. for captive shooting... I expected to have this one pegged as (c), so maybe I should put a (w) after my titles!! :)
take good care bud.
thanks Bryan
Yes, 100% all natural light. I never use anything artificial when shooting wildlife., never have., to me, it is like plastic compared to real wood.
I could touch up the bright spots with a burn brush, but I like them as is... the slight highlights give the image a little more dynamic punch imo.
I did give the talons a once over with a light local sharpening brush, as this seems to give them a little more impact.
After shooting captive all month, and is sure feels good to go out in the bush for some fun.
Ray..love this photo..not often out in the open like this, as for busy backgound with Saw-Whets thats what you usually get..3 in one tree..cool
very cute owl, the eyes over powers the image.. I like the environment added around.. congrats..
The slight lean into the frame by the bird makes this one pop for me. I'd trim just a bit off the left to eliminate some of the bright blue which makes my eye drift a bit. (or darken it if you like the aspect ratio) As for the tail, I think that it doesn't matter one little bit here. Engaging image, I've totally enjoyed this one.
Raymond, This is a very eye catching image! I love the details and the branches add alot of interest to me. Very nicely done.
This is one very beautiful image, simply loved it. Congrats!!
Raymond - I keep scrolling back to this captivating image. Nice job!
Raymond I just wonder how can such a lovely owl stay there for some time!!!
Here we have saw-whet owls but they are not as tame, love the environment in this one, I can feel the cold.
The eyes of this bird are stunning.
A great day and a beautiful image Ray .. I wish I had been carrying the 70-200 instead of the 300 :)
Looks like you have had a few good suggestions, on possibly improving some minor background issues, but this little guy really pops out at you. You have an awesome capture, here!
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