Burrowing Owl
Photographed just as the sun was dipping below the horizon (or, did the horizon rise to meet the sun?)
Sacramento County California, Monday Feb 15
Leica R8 with DMR digital back, 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R & 1.4x APO-Extender-R
Shoulder stock & monopod
about 1/360 sec @ f/5.6 (effective)
Nice shot Doug. I like the light on the bird and the BG color. I remember seeing lots of these guys out near the flight line of Mather AFB when I was a kid back in the early 70's. When I moved back in the early 80's, I never saw anymore. Good to know there's still some around.
nice pose but to me a touch to much of blue
Great light and bg. Comp. is wonderful and love those eyes. Like to see it on a natural perch but wouldn't pass it up as is.
Loved the light and details here . this guy looks like a old man to me
Great eyes, The perch is not natural but kinda unique, I don't mind it.
Good BG, maybe a little too noisy (is it an important crop?)
I would have sharpen just a tad.
Great shot overall Doug!
Beautiful detail in the eyes - love it when you can see more than one color in the eyes of a bird or animal. The light is soft and background works with the owl. I don't mind the perch at all.
If mine, I might take a very small amount off the top (cropping isn't my strong suit tho) and there seems to be a small amount of noise in the background. Also, agree with comment regarding blue - on my monitor the whites seem to have a bluish hint.
Deb
Thanks for the comments. the blue tint in the withe feathers (on the head & side facing away from the sun) results from natural lighting. There's no sunlight on these feathers so the only thing illuminating them is the evening (blue) sky.
Lots of noise. What ISO?
400 no noise reduction whatsoever.Originally Posted by troylimphotography
Is there a reason why you did not want to use NR?
Noise at this level doesn't bother me.
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