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Short-eared Owl at dusk
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Short-eared Owl at dusk

by Andy Shepherd

Gallery: AvianPosted February 3, 2011147 views10 comments

Here's another Short-eared from last week, this time a little smaller in the frame.

1/1250 @ f4 -1/3rd iso1000 ( 75% of FF )

All C&C's most welcome and thanks for looking, also thanks for the feedback on my last Short-eared Owl image.

Andy... :smile:

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 3, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Andy, I really love the overall comp. The dark mountain BG, the small trees breaking that up, and the great grass below that showing what this bird is hunting over. Really nice. The bird is nice too with good detail relative to its size. My only suggestion would be to bring the brightest areas of the bird down just a bit, not much just a bit. A very appealing shot for sure. Nice work pushing the 7D ISO to get the SS you needed for this. Noise looks well handled IMO.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 3, 2011 at 5:31 PM
Looks like a 3D image Andy :smile:
I agree with what Ron said.
Must have been some experience to get shots like this.
Well done.

Geoff.
Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on February 3, 2011 at 6:38 PM
Andy,
What a nice image. I love the fact that you included a lot of environment in the shot. I don't see alot of noise for ISO 1000 but the bokeh looks a little funny like you might have blurred the background or selected only the background for noise reduction which removed all noise but flattened the details as well. Still a really lovely image as the owl is nice and sharp and you have a real good head angle and eye contact and the kicker is the superb light. Wish I had something like this Andy. :toast:
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 3, 2011 at 8:17 PM
Beautiful light and color! Stands out nice against the background.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 3, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Looks like lighting from right before a storm. I like the bird small in frame as you have it positioned here. Perhaps a reduction in sat???
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 4, 2011 at 4:51 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys :toast:

Hi David, the BG is as shot; with no blurring. My PS skills are limited so I only ever apply NR to the entire image.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 4, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Andy,

I like your comp, and I find the size of the owl appealing here because the image is about the setting as much as it is about the bird. I agree with Ron D on toning down the brightest areas of the owl.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 4, 2011 at 7:56 AM
Great setting and light Andy

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 4, 2011 at 4:09 PM
I really like this Andy I like to see the birds in their habitat
Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments
Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 4, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Great flight shot with very nice composition!
Registered on January 4, 2011, 59 Posts, 229 Comments