I don't care what happened in the making of this image Dave, it is very, very good. I would disagree, the noise is not apparent (did you run any NR in ACR or elsewhere?). I don't know how you could improve this image. Love it- composition, light, colour etc. We have SEOWs locally and it would be a dream to get an image like this.
Just had another look and the pattern on the upper wing is very attractive. I guess we can give the credit to evolution on that one!
Last edited by John Chardine; 02-01-2011 at 04:50 PM.
I can see quite a bit of noise in the underwing but I agree that you have a lovely image here and you did a very nice job on many counts. The way the edge of the wings fades into the soft BG is beautiful and I also like the larger crop...you really get a feeling of solitude with this one.
Chalk it up as a learning experience and hang on to the image...you never know when PS will come up with a way to fix it for you!
Very nice flight image Dave. Nice pose, good detail and like the eye. Yeah, you may have been able to get a better exposure, but still pretty good capture.
I like the crop as well..the bird is clearly en route and a closer crop might have weakened that emotion....I like most, focused on his eyes which gives it a special feel that you would lose if it were cropped as if it were a field guide image... jmho
John you are right about the colouring and evolution. When they sit down in the grass they just disappear.
I did run abit of NR in CS4 on the bird. I ran NR, had a mask and then painted over the mask with a 30% brush and toggled back and forth to see when and where the details were all back in where it mattered.
I think I learn more from making mistakes than from doing things right.
Short-eared Owl
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