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Hoo's Watching The Sunset

bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
edited December 16, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
I think he was enjoying it as much as I was. :D

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Brad

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    PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Howdy Brad,

    Looks like two night Owls were out.

    Love the beautiful colors in the Sky!!!

    Very nicely done!!!
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
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    bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Panther wrote: »
    Howdy Brad,

    Looks like two night Owls were out.

    Love the beautiful colors in the Sky!!!

    Very nicely done!!!


    Thanks Craig. It challenged me to get an exposure that would show the owl's silhouette and not blow out the sunset sky.

    Plus I was shooting through a window in my house since that was the only place to catch that perspective.rolleyes1.gif


    For those that know the Tucson Area. The far ridge in the background is Kitt Peak Observatory. You can see the telescopes along the ridge.

    Crop of Kitt Peak view.
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    Brad

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    AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    I think I have a sunset shot just like that, accept it was taken from Buckeye:D

    Nice shot.......thumb.gifgary
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    bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Azzaro wrote: »
    I think I have a sunset shot just like that, accept it was taken from Buckeye:D

    Nice shot.......thumb.gifgary


    Wow Buckeye all the way to Kitt Peak. I want your lens. rolleyes1.gif

    We get lots of great sunsets here. So many I don't photograph many of them anymore unless there is something unique. I couldn't pass up the Owl enjoying the view before his hunt.

    Thanks for the comment Gary.
    Brad

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    AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    bgarland wrote: »
    Wow Buckeye all the way to Kitt Peak. I want your lens. rolleyes1.gif

    We get lots of great sunsets here. So many I don't photograph many of them anymore unless there is something unique. I couldn't pass up the Owl enjoying the view before his hunt.

    Thanks for the comment Gary.

    I meant the same sunset.....rolleyes1.gifgot to be the same evening....

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    bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    It does look like the same sunset. I shot mine last night on Sunday, 12/12. It sure was a blast of some great colors.
    Brad

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    jeeprjeepr Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Awesome color and the owl just adds to it. Thanks for sharing a part of your world.
    Please don't edit my images or use them without my permisson.
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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 15, 2010
    Excellent shot on several levels, Brad. thumb.gifthumb
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    bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    Thanks for the comments Amanda and Joel.

    Sometimes when you walk by a view you see frequently something unique catches your eye and you just have to run for your camera. :D
    Brad

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    dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    Very cool shot, Brad. thumb.gifthumb
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    bgarlandbgarland Registered Users Posts: 761 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    Thanks Dan.

    The image looked even better in Lightroom. To bring out the owl I had to push the darker areas which brought up significant noise. Noiseware Pro did the best at filtering out the noise but the exported JPG was never as clean as the filtered TIFF.

    Maybe more for me to learn or maybe that's just the realities of converting to JPG. headscratch.gif
    Brad

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