Barred Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted August 3, 2014173 views9 comments

Barred Owl captured after dark, hand held, 60% of full frame.

See Larger Version at: http://www.mikieproductions.com/p266549291/h3c43b7f6#h3c43b7f6 - then click on image

File Name Ramy_4815_CF41-1
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 3/16/2014 8:57:46 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Focal Length 140.0mm
Flash Type External E-TTL
E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation -1 1/3

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Launstein on August 3, 2014 at 7:26 PM

Nice one, Mike! I LOVE your comp here and the subtle background moss and trees add a lot. The perch is fantastic as well. The tones in those breast feathers and the amazing talons make it even more special for me. I'm envious...despite a lot of miles and hours of trying, barred owls have eluded Jenaya, Josiah and I.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on August 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM

Beautiful image, Mike.
I liked the composition a lot!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 4, 2014 at 12:59 PM

Mike, I think you handled the flash well here. It's too easy to bring out the background in these situations, but as John said, you were able to keep it subtle. I like the composition, though I think a slight crop from the left would be fine to remove a sliver of the empty black space.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 4, 2014 at 9:05 PM

I like the pose, perch and glare you are getting form this guy Mike. Looks to be very sharp, but hard form me to tell with not having a large version to view. Nice work

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 4, 2014 at 10:16 PM

Very nice work with flash here Mike. Love the composition as posted, but I think you might have brought it in a tad tighter from both sides-just a thought.

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Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on August 5, 2014 at 1:45 AM

This is an awesome picture! I can't believe you got this Barred Owl so sharp with so much detail after dark! His perch is really cool. It's nice to see his talons, too.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 5, 2014 at 9:26 PM

Nicely done Mike! Flash was used perfectly and the owl is isolated from the dark background

..........................Jim

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 6, 2014 at 8:25 AM

That intense stare is great Mike, love the dark background. Excellent work!

Ray

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 6, 2014 at 11:31 AM

Excellent, Mike. A very good job on the flash and I like hte hint of bg it brought out in this one.

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