Different Perch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 5, 2015178 views6 comments

This is actually a different owl than my previous post. This comes from the day after Thanksgiving at a beach closer to my house. There was one here last year so there's a chance it's the same bird (haven't compared photos yet). When my wife and I originally found the bird it was on a mound of sand in a washout area (like how they are usually seen). We took some photos and left - walking to a nearby inlet. Upon our return someone got too close and it flew onto this perch which made for a unique photo opportunity. Before this year with this bird and the previous post, I'd never seen a snowy that wasn't sitting on the beach or on a dune.

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC HH lying on the beach
f/8
1/2500s
ISO 400

Full frame, minor adjustments

- Luke

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 5, 2015 at 10:43 PM

Hey Luke,
Should have quit while you were ahead, no comparison to the previous Owl post. Not much in focus and the whites on the Owl are blown from what I'm seeing on my monitor, it is a very nice scene however. Nice to see you so active with posting , commenting and forum opinions lately.
When does your membership expire ?

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 5, 2015 at 11:43 PM

I don't think the whites are hot, so I disagree with Mikey there. But if it were mine I'd have tried some shots with the aperture at f11 of even smaller, and tried to get more DOF. But I really like the composition otherwise. Knowing how big these birds are conveys a really nice sense of space. And the snag perch is outstanding.

I agree with Mikey that it's an absolute pleasure to see you more active on NPN, Luke.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 6, 2015 at 3:44 AM

Luke I like the Owl in it's habitat, sure wish we had them, I'm ok with the whites.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 6, 2015 at 11:03 AM

Luke,
Wonderful layout and composition. Too bad you did not have more glass for this shot. If the bird were in better focus it would be a killer shot.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 6, 2015 at 12:11 PM

Thanks to those commenters so far. The whites are not blown - I have many photos with the bird on this perch and I know I used some different apertures, I will look for something around f/11 and see what I have. Thought this was in good focus as well, but maybe not the sharpest. I'll post a different one later today or tomorrow, thanks again

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 6, 2015 at 3:13 PM

I'll agree with Jim. The DOF makes this look a little weird. The alternative would be a pano crop. Glad you are back aboard.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments