Still very early days and very much a 'work in progress' image. The background is a massive stack of hay bales, well 'elephant grass' to be precise, burnt as fuel by a large generating company. The old milk churn is a favourite lookout spot that has been left out for years and slowly weathered.
Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.
Steve
Subject: Little owl (Athene noctua) in flight, landing on rusty milk churn
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 (560mm) Gitzo tripod/Uniqball head
Exposure: 1/3200s at f/5.6 ISO1250
Original format: Landscape, very slight crop afer minor leveling.
Subject distance: 8.5m
Processed via: LR CC (2015) & PS CC 2014
Comments
4 commentsThe background works well here Steve, and the image is tack sharp. The perch is pretty unusual for sure, but works well IMO-great shot!
Great moment, Steve. I love the pose. The bales make an excellent bg and the old milk can makes a nice, if odd, perch. Not having seen this specieis, I could be way off, but it looks a bit washed out to my eye-perhaps a slight selective saturation boost?
Very, very cool image, Steve! Honestly not much to improve here IMO! I really like the comp, the perch, the intense eyes of the owl, and the techs are fantastic as usual. Just a very cool (and unusual) look here.
A killer image Stephen, the action is simply great and the matching colors make for a very nice setting. Proves that man-made objects in a image are not a problem at all
, Hans