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    Bill Pruitt
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    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.

    Comments welcome.

    Bill
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    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.

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    Hi Bill

    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.

    Robert

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    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.

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    Excellent shot! I love Lana's repost.

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    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.

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    Hi Bill where is this little guy from?

    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 !!!!

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    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.

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    I also like number 2 better due to the extra room. The bands do not bother me as they are part of the bird now. I love those eyes.

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