Barn Owl at last light

Gallery: AvianPosted December 16, 2010140 views15 comments

Barn Owl, hunting over the reedbed just before the sun was about to set. I'm not quite sure my processing is up to scratch on this one as there is visible noise in the foreground, so any help with processing dark images with high noise levels would be appreciated.

1/800th @ f6.3 -1~2/3rds iso800 ( 80% of FF )

Please view the large version.

All critique most welcome and thanks for looking.

Andy...

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on December 16, 2010 at 3:58 PM

Andy, I can not comment on the processing- just learning myself. But, I do like the mood and image this photographs creates. Nice shot.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 16, 2010 at 4:10 PM

I can't help you with the processing either but I love the shot, gorgeous light.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 16, 2010 at 5:19 PM

Neat shot, I like the overall feel of the shot. This is one that I think would look terrific as a large print...I bet that even the "larger" photo here doesn't do this justice.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 16, 2010 at 5:50 PM

This looks fine to me Andy a lovely image and love to see them in their habitat

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 16, 2010 at 6:22 PM

Hi Andy a fine image the noise seems fine as dose the PP.

Phil.

Registered on July 14, 2005, 194 Posts, 427 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 16, 2010 at 10:11 PM

Nice image bringing out the solitude of this bird.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 16, 2010 at 10:11 PM

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on December 16, 2010 at 10:43 PM

I like this shot Andy, a great habitat shot and I love the soft light.

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 17, 2010 at 2:37 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys

If anyone has any tips on how to remove noise, without losing detail, that would be greatly appreciated.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 17, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Amazing how even though the owl is small in the frame it really catches the eye. I wish I could help with the noise but I have no idea.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 17, 2010 at 10:51 AM

I like how the owl is flying low over the grasses. The colors look good for the time of day.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 17, 2010 at 8:26 PM

Andy, I like how you caught the owl in the darkness between the light above and below. Really like the feeling of hunting over habitat. Interesting image.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 17, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Andy, love the mood of this image and the warm tones. For this image I would carefully select the noisy grasses in the foreground and just apply NR just to them.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 18, 2010 at 3:02 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys

and thanks Mia for the advice re the noise removal.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on December 18, 2010 at 1:33 PM

Hello Andy.

Love the light in this and the comopsition is just right.

Beautiful image.

Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments