snug as a bug in a tree

Gallery: AvianPosted December 10, 2015117 views4 comments

Taken w/Canon EOS 7D w/Canon EFs 55-250 IS II
settings f/5.6 1/60 ISO 400 250mm

Bright hazy day and this little Screech Owl was quite content to sit and let the day go by. I walked by him the first time and didn't notice him at all, but on the return trip the angle gave a slight hint to him, camouflaged as he was.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM

Jim,

that camoflage really works very good and I can imagine that real life that is more obvious. Overall I have the impression that the image looks a bit soft, altought well exposured. That may be the result of having not used IS, or the performance of the lens is not optimal at the choosen aperture. Just a guess enlightened

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 10, 2015 at 1:07 PM

Wonderful find, Jim. The whole image seems a bit soft and I'm not sure whether it's a focus issue or a bit of motion. 1/60 sec is pretty difficult to get sharp (I'll usually shoot a burst at that slow a shutter speed in hopes of one coming out crisp). You might have gone higher in iso to get the shutter speed up a bit. The 7D does get a little noisy, but you can get decent results up to about 800 with a little noise reduction. All that said, just the wonderful illustration of owl camouflage makes this a really interesting image.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 10, 2015 at 3:23 PM

I agree on the image softness, also making a higher ISO choice for a faster shutter. Having said that, that sure is some good camouflage! cool

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 13, 2015 at 6:17 AM

Hello Jim , despite the image not being that sharp, I so much like these kind of settings that it compensates for that ! Brings a smile tp my face ! Cheers, Hans

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