Another Snowy

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 2014166 views12 comments

I'm sure many of you are tired of seeing images of the snowys we're seeing in the Northeast...but I hope you'll indulge me as I post one more.

This shot from a small municipal airport in Vermont about 30 miles southeast of Burlington.

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14E II
1/3200s @ f/7.1
ISO 800
EV -1/3
Gitzo
Wimberley II

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 10, 2014 at 12:48 PM

Hi Charles good detail and nice control of the whites. If you drop the Cyan and then the Blue the image will be a peach, just make sure you drop the Cyan more than the Blue.

Make sure you use sRGB, BTW.

Look forward to seeing these again next month.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 10, 2014 at 1:05 PM

I never get tired of looking at Snowy Owls as they are certainly very unique and we do not get them down in my area. I like the head turn to show those yellow eyes, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 10, 2014 at 2:08 PM

No, never enough

. Nice matching surroundings for this amazing owl ! Congrats, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 10, 2014 at 2:59 PM

Excellent, Chuck. Good work handling the "snow glare" white. I agree the cyan in the shadows could be reduced significantly.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 10, 2014 at 3:08 PM

I dropped down both the Cyan and Blue Hues channels in two separate layers- any better with the shadow tones?

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 10, 2014 at 3:35 PM

Very nice. Keep them coming - I miss them now that I'm no longer in the northeast.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 10, 2014 at 3:48 PM

Much better!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 10, 2014 at 6:06 PM

Very nice image. No complaints from here on the number of snowy owls! I like your second "improved" version best. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 12, 2014 at 9:21 PM

Great image of this bird in its typical habitat. Wishing there was light on both of those eyes which light up so beautifully in the sun

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 13, 2014 at 10:07 PM

Very nicely captured, nice details and a nice scene.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on January 14, 2014 at 10:37 AM

Cool capture Chuck.

May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 15, 2014 at 8:22 AM

You let me me know when you're tired of my cardinals?
Then I'll let ya know when I get tired of snowy owls ok (never)

Excellent shot & the re-work's perfect Charles

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