Great Horned Owl

HDRoamerHDRoamer Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
edited February 18, 2011 in Wildlife
Great Horned Owl: shot these about two weeks ago in Strawberry, AZ
I need to get a little better at focusing through branches but they aren't to bad.
#1.
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#2.
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#3.
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Thanks for looking!
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  • JimW396JimW396 Registered Users Posts: 64 Big grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    Nice shots. #3 is great, I love the composition.
    Jim Wilkinson
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    I like the third shot! Are you shooting with a single auto-focus point? If not that might help quite a bit.
    Glenn

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  • HDRoamerHDRoamer Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    JimW396 wrote: »
    Nice shots. #3 is great, I love the composition.

    raptorcaptor wrote: »
    I like the third shot! Are you shooting with a single auto-focus point? If not that might help quite a bit.

    Thank you Jim and Glen, then #3 it is.

    I remember shooting with multiple point array and toggling from one to the other. Probably need to read the manual again instead of fumbling through it. Otherwise I guess a fixed center point and pan to compose would work. Thanks! thumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited February 18, 2011
    Yeah, focus/recompose is fine for those distances. Congrats on the captures; I've never managed to see an owl in the wild, with the exception of burrowing owls.
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  • tshaddicktshaddick Registered Users Posts: 185 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    I like number 3. I have been fortunate enough to get pictures of snowy owls, but have yet to get a clear picture of the Great Horned owl. Great set of shots.
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  • HDRoamerHDRoamer Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    kdog wrote: »
    Yeah, focus/recompose is fine for those distances. Congrats on the captures; I've never managed to see an owl in the wild, with the exception of burrowing owls.
    tshaddick wrote: »
    I like number 3. I have been fortunate enough to get pictures of snowy owls, but have yet to get a clear picture of the Great Horned owl. Great set of shots.

    For some reason it seems some birds find me. I've never seen any other owls in the wild except the horned ones. I've also captured, physically, two cockatiel escape artists in the wild/urban that just appeared before me. eek7.gif So go figure.
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  • HDRoamerHDRoamer Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    After a little consulting with some of you masters, studying and practice, I went back to work on #3. This is the result of some sharpening and noise control technique in Lightroom and PS. Re-cropped @ 8x10 too.

    I really appreciate this community!! thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif


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  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    Ohhh I love the results of the close up! That look you captured is great. Nice job pretty colors now. I do know how difficult the light is with owls. They are so often in between branches with extreme sun and shade mixed, the absolute most difficult exposure! It's a good challenge and certainly will improve your skills!
    .Linda's OCwildlife Galleries
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