Captured this image a couple of weeks ago.
One of the last days before the winter weather showed up.
Nikon D300 600mm f4 lens Gitzo tripod and Jobu Gimbal Head.
0,0 exposure, f4 at 1/80 sec No flash.
Had to remove a very green tree trunk on the far right hand side.
Your thoughts are most welcome,
Michael, I liked the exposure, subject placement and the pose a lot. Terrific IQ for a low light shot. Focus seems to me on the perch/wings and hence the head a little soft due to f/4. I think a round of sharpening on the head&shoulders will improve it a lot.
Good thoughts from Kaustubh.
The natural catchlights are really good here, and help with the usual inky black eyes.
Good job neutralizing the green tree trunk.
I find the subtle striations in the LLC of the BG just a bit distracting, might smooth them a bit.
Thanks for the input guys,
The fucus point was on the right eye.
But the image is a tad soft due to the low shutter speed.
I'll try to give it another round of sharpening.
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Excellent pose, perch, and BG (although I agree with Randy about the striations in LLC, and also to light spot in ULC). I would go in hue/saturation and desat the blue channel to rid the blue cast on the plumage.
I like the striations llc as they add some variety to the BKGR :)
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I agree with Arthur, Its nice to have something different in an image that makes it interesting.
As far as the blue color cast, its a tough one I had already adjusted to the point where the back was white but the head and left side was a little cooler. So I decided to leave it. Barred Owls up here seem to always have a coolish tone to them . I think its natural to leave some of it in IMO.