This was taken near my house on the weekend. I was out on a walk at night on the frozen lake and had one of these guys flying around me. The next day I went out in daylight looking for the owl. I just had the thought to look low to the ground and there they were, two of them. They sleep in the same spot. Lighting was from the right side. I don`t mind the natural BG and feel it gives a sense of environment. Full frame with some cloning out of branches. Hope you enjoy the image.
Canon 40D
500L IS
ISO 400
F/4
1/50s
Tripod
Fill Flash
Last edited by Jim Crosswell; 01-10-2011 at 10:06 PM.
Hey Jim,
Nice catch on this one. Wish we could get them more out in the open here in B.C. Nice job on the cloning too. Background looks good and not too distracting. Nice feather detail on the face and back.
You do need to clean up the extra catchlights in the eyes.
I am not sure the cloning on the background is quite believable, because of the way certain sticks just seem to hang in midair, or stop in an unnatural fashion.
The image deserves another pass at the background, will really help it.