Burrowing Owl Takeoff

Gallery: AvianPosted June 9, 2014208 views9 comments

June 4, 2014

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm lens ISO200 1/2500 f/10 RAW White Balance Auto Processed in Lightroom, PhotoshopCC, NIK and TK. Cropped minimally. Taken on a tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal.

Comments welcome and appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 9, 2014 at 11:00 PM

Great take-off extension, Patrick. This looks like lovely early or late light, but maybe a bit more brightness?

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 9, 2014 at 11:14 PM

Nice capture of the owl taking off against a pleasing complimentary background.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 9, 2014 at 11:45 PM

Very nice take off pose. Nice light. I would certainly look at a bit more brightness. Try a TK Lights Selection on a Curves Adjustment layer and bring the mid point of the curve up a bit. I tried it and I liked the result. That retains the mood of the image, but adds a very nice "glow" to the lighter side of the front wing.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 10, 2014 at 8:47 AM

Amazing... Wonderful pose with the stretched wings ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 10, 2014 at 12:12 PM

excellent image - perfect wing extension and perspective.very complimentary BG colors.
A+!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 10, 2014 at 10:52 PM

Pretty spectacular, Patrick. Great light. I would bring the overall exposure up just a notch.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 11, 2014 at 9:21 PM

Attached is the image with Keith's changes.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 11, 2014 at 9:39 PM

Yep, that is the look that I saw when I played with the image. See what I mean by the "glow" on the underside of the wing with the adjustment. I think the re-post is a significant improvement.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on November 15, 2014 at 4:37 PM

Great take off action, love the subdued light.

Keith.

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