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Capturing the moment...

by Stephen Kaluski

Gallery: AvianPosted December 22, 2015150 views7 comments
As I have mentioned a few times in past postings, this year for me was to push both capture and techs and this subject provided a good source. I still need to master some of the main settings in camera and the various options in creating multiple exposures, but there are issues when images overlap with either whites or blacks, so this is a series of frames in one continuous burst. In addition, with the new additions within PS creating composites can be so made more easily. 

There are only so many images you can do of these guys taking off, landing face on... before things get stale and so looking/thinking of other options I feel is paramount both for the 'audience', but more importantly, yourself. Also to use some of the features within the camera itself. This was taken in mid May, when we were both finding our feet with one another.

If anyone has shot multiple exposures with the 1DX I would welcome any thoughts etc. 

Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Little owl (Athene noctua) hunting in meadow
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/3200s at f/8 ISO5000 
Original format: Portrait, very slight crop from top, FF on width.
Subject distance: 9.5m
Processed via: LRCC (2015) & PSCC 2015

Note: The subject is fully wild and completely unconstrained. Besides the potential impact of my presence, nothing has been done to intentionally alter or affect the ongoing behavior of the subject and, of course, there has been no use of any form of bait or other form of wildlife attractants (including vocalisations) in the capture of this image.
 

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 22, 2015 at 8:43 AM
Hi Steve:

I think this is really cool.  Nice concept.  So was this a multiple from the 1DX, or is this a PS composite.  Couldn't quite tell from your description.  I'd be interested in hearing the in camera multiple settings you tried working this.  I'm a big fan of in camera multiples and have done a lot, but more in the night photography world.

Thanks for sharing this one.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 22, 2015 at 9:44 AM
A very cool composite, Steve.  Nice job on the layering as it looks seamless to my eye.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 22, 2015 at 11:54 AM
Hi Keith, in this instance it was a from a whole burst of images, edited and then PSCC did the rest.

With the 1DX there are many options in the set-up and so YOU are the one that drives the camera, not the other way round. To try and expand on how it works would be very time consuming as I would have to literally go through the whole process and how to set it up, so i'll opt out of that. I really just need to grasp more and what happen  with light and overlapping. Would welcome any images you may have.

Cheers
Steve
Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 22, 2015 at 11:54 AM
Many thanks Denis. crying
Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 22, 2015 at 5:53 PM
Wow!  Neat idea and follow through.
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 23, 2015 at 3:15 PM
Well executed Steve, this is something I'll play with some day.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 23, 2015 at 8:36 PM
I have the 1D-X but haven't done any ulti-exposure shots. I may have to play with it.

I'm not usually a big fan of this kind of effect, but this is cool.
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