Hi everyone! Some mighty nice images pass through these boards. I hope I can keep the quality up to everyone else's. Here is a burrowing owl I took today. He was hiding in the grass then just jumped up on the perch just for me.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 300 f4 w/2x. No crop
Center weighted with - 1/3 comp.
1/400 sec. f/8 ISO 200
Lens braced on window of vehicle.
Wow, beautiful bird and the BG is very complementary. You can post up to 800 pixels wide so that would better show the feather details. Looks like it could stand a bit more midtone contrast but that's an individual taste. Also, I'd clone out the "leg irons". I wish I could find cooperative owls like this around here.
The image looks fairly sharp and the exposure is good.
At a quick glance the image is cropped too tight, the birds needs some breathing room, esp on the right side. The light is a little harsh also, I usually dont even think about shooting these guys unless it is cloudy or the sun is right on the horizon.
Bill
Since this is a "no crop" image....you could add some room all around to give the little guy some space. In the past, I might have cloned out the bands but today I leave them as they are a part of the bird.....whether he wants them or not. A few of the whites seemed a tad hot on my monitor so I toned them down and added some room. See what you think.
Thanks to all, and Lana I like the revision also. I assume you just made the canvas larger and cloned to fill? I don't think removing the banding is a good idea. It may not be very pleasant to see, but it is significant, and I prefer to leave it.
The 300 2.8 and 2X will give you a sharp image This one is not quite there Look at your set up!!! Your ISO is at 200 and shutter speed at 1/400 sec Your effective focal length is 900 Why not go to a much higher ISO The camera does perform very well I get excellent results at 800 and do not hesitate going higher Will take a little noise over soft everyday of the week !!!
Love the bg and placement with the added room !!! Excellent image !!!!
Bill
I just added canvas and then used the "transformation" tool rather than cloning to fill in the canvas. I also used the lasso and selected the transformed area plus a little more and added a blur to it so that it looked a bit smoother.