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Short-eared Owl

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted August 25, 2011250 views19 comments

Short-eared Owl, photographed on a very cold and dull January morning. I quite like the monochromatic feel to the shot, this really conveys the shooting conditions at the time; it was an awfully bleak day.

The one thing I'm not happy with is the very grainy/noisy background, I really need to know how to create a separate layer, just for noise removal in the background, so if anyone can help that would be appreciated.

1/320th @ f4 iso1000 ( 85% of FF )

Please view the large version

Thanks for the feedback on my last post and thanks for looking.

Andy...

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on August 25, 2011 at 2:35 PM

various ways what format \ processing do you use, nice SEO BTW!

Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on August 25, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Hi Phil,

I do all my processing in CS2

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on August 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM

open a new layer and perform the NR then erase carefully over the area you want sharp, then flatten the image. this should do the trick, hope it helps

Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on August 25, 2011 at 3:00 PM

Thanks for the help Phil, I'll give it a go

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by David Taylor on August 25, 2011 at 4:02 PM

I really like the fringe of light at the end of the bird's feathers. I love the BG and am sure I can see two faces to the left of the bird.

hic, hic !!

Registered on April 24, 2006, 101 Posts, 837 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on August 25, 2011 at 4:05 PM

great shot !!!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on August 25, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Great shot Andy - love those yellow eyes and the black and white feel

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on August 25, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Nice one Andy
have you tried neat image ?
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 25, 2011 at 7:56 PM

Fantastic shot , love the tones and mood. The detail on the owl is amazing !

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Jones on August 26, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Lovely SEO image and very different, love the mad eyes captured here, full of concentration. Really like the effect also Andy

Registered on January 31, 2009, 67 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on August 26, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Thanks for the feedback and the help with my processing guys, it's always appreciated

Hi John, think I'll give Neat Image a go, some of the results I've seen look very good.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on August 26, 2011 at 9:55 AM

I do noise reduction the same way as Phil, but keep on meaning to give Neat Image a go. I like the monochromatic effect as well, helps those eyes to stand out.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Johnson on August 26, 2011 at 12:23 PM

Top shot, even with the football crowd in the background

Whats a seperate layer

Bob

Registered on December 8, 2010, 17 Posts, 169 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on August 26, 2011 at 1:30 PM

A separate layer just for noise removal, Bob.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 26, 2011 at 2:49 PM

Andy you have really caught the mood down there last winter,i like it a lot.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Litten on August 26, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Brilliant shot, Andy

The soft pastel colour pallet makes it a bit special.

Simon

Registered on June 22, 2006, 24 Posts, 275 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on August 27, 2011 at 6:08 AM

Hi Andy

Yes I love the mood/coditions you convey in this image and even though the lighting is very flat you have plenty of contrast in the owl - nice one.

David