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Under the cover of darkness

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on November 12, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Under the cover of darkness
Spotted this Long-eared Owl in it's roosting tree last night and got some shots..

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: F 7.1
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -2 + diffuser
Flash:yes
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 640
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod & Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening

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Posted by Drew Mellowship on November 12, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Nice image, on a personal note I would tweak the levels just a tad?

very nice comp and lovely view.

Drew :smile:
Posted by Rob Howard on November 12, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Hi Jeroen,

Lovely nocturnal feel to this and a great subject matter. A very well executed image IMO.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Tim Gregory on November 12, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Love those eyes and light control, only nit to my eyes is the out of focus branch/thing at the bottom of the frame, which I find a little intrusive. Although we all know how difficult it can be to get a clean shot of one of these guys - kudos for pulling it off so well.

Posted by Ian Mason on November 12, 2008 at 5:39 PM
This is lovely and reminds me of a few great days in the Spring. I have very little experience of flash in the dark, but I too wonder if you could give it a little boost? I'm particularly interested in the eyes, which look great. Whenever I used flash on these, the eyes just blew. My flash is in line with the lens axis, and I can't change that. I found it difficult to correct in PS. If you did use eye correction, you made an excellent job of it.
Posted by Barry Southon on November 12, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Jeroen,

A great shot of one of my favorite subjects.

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on November 13, 2008 at 2:53 AM
Really great shot and full of atmosphere :smile: :smile:

Sandra
Posted by Tom Smit on November 13, 2008 at 4:34 AM
Hi Jeroen,

Another great shot. I noticed you used flash. I was always told that using flash with owls is bad for his/hers eyes. How do you manage that?
:toast:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on November 13, 2008 at 5:33 AM
Very nice, I really like the 'peering through branches' look. Beautiful subject! The flash is very well controlled. Excellent shot! :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on November 13, 2008 at 6:07 AM
Hi Jeroen nice image and I agree with Rob's comments. :toast:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on November 13, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Very mystery and great light Jeroen.
Bertl
Posted by Magnus Hird on November 13, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Lovely Jeroen, well framed by the evergreen.
Hope I can get something half this good with ours now they're back! :smile:
Posted by Michael Sayles on November 13, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Superb - love the low light
Posted by Jeroen Stel on November 17, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments!
I used the flash indirectly and reflected it on a small peace of sliver foil in order not to flash into the OWls ayes as i too know that's no good for them...

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel