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    zethar zethar
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    Default Great Horned Owlet

    Great Horned Owlet beautifully camouflaged in its nest taken in early morning light with fill flash and BB.




    Camera Maker: Canon
    Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
    Lens: EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM +1.4x
    Image Date: 2010-05-14 07:04:00 -0400
    Focal Length: 1120.0mm
    Focus Distance: 31.30m
    Aperture: f/8.0
    Exposure Time: 0.0016 s (1/640)
    ISO equiv: 800
    Exposure Bias: +0.33
    Metering Mode: Partial
    Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
    White Balance: Auto
    Flash Fired: Yes (Manual)
    Copyright: © Zethar Photography

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    Owlet blends in so well with the tree.
    I could see that you applied some type of blur as I could see it along the edges of the tree.

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    I gree with Troy, it seems that you used some kind of bluring to the BG that it is clearly visible in the edges. To avoid such a kind of unnatural result it is best to use a mask in photoshop to have more control on the areas that you want to blur. In my opinion, there is to much empty and distractind room around the main subject but I like your idea of showing the concealment behaviour of the owl
    Last edited by Juan Aragonés; 05-22-2010 at 02:06 AM.

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    Agreed with the previous about the blur.

    I really like the look of the owl and shape of the trunk and the owl camo effect.

    This kind of light situation is very tough. Can you get back there for softer or more direct light? You could try to bracket and use HDR or blended images.

    Robert

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    zethar zethar
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    Thanks for the comments.

    I did use Gaussian blur on the background to soften the background leaves which I felt were distracting. I will have to have another go at it to see if I can get rid of some of the ghosting.

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    Hi Zethar, I have three suggestions. 1. Crop to place the bird using the ROT; 2. Brighten the eyes; 3. Darken any remaining whitish parts. Agree with Troy and Juan that concealment is a plus for your image: nice.

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    Wow, that is one good example of perfect camouflage. Good advice already given...too cute.

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