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Little owl (c) + repost

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Posted by David Sewell on October 12, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Little owl (c) + repost
The final image from my captive owls day back in August, I'll soon get back to posting some proper wild stuff instead. I've got plenty of shots of this guy peering out of a hole in a tree, but my personal preference is for the bird on the ground, and the lens almost wide open.

A little larger in the frame than I normally prefer. No excuses - I should have noticed that at the time.

Thanks for looking.

David

Nikon D200, 300 mm f2.8 Nikon, 1600 iso, 1/500th @ f3.2, beanbag
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 12, 2010 at 8:58 AM
I like this one a lot. The low viewpoint and the soft foreground are very nice and that look is great. Well done. :smile:
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 12, 2010 at 9:23 AM
I think it's lovely. The POV is special, I really like it, and the soft green makes a superb setting for this well detailed owl. :toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on October 12, 2010 at 10:06 AM
This is excellent, not too big in the frame for me at all and the mush works well :smile:

Geoff.
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on October 12, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Hi David, yep a fraction smaller in frame would have helped, agreed, but... might tone down the saturation a wee bit. Wish my LO's would be happy to come this close :wavey:

Steve :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on October 12, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Thanks for that, Steve. I'm not sure about the toning down, it helps with the green mush in front, but I'm less certain about the effect on the subject. However, here is a version with the saturation reduced, so people can decide for themselves.

David
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 12, 2010 at 12:42 PM
I can see what Steve is getting at but I think the Owl stands out better in the first picture. Nice shot and nice POV. :wavey:
Posted by Marcel van Duinhov on October 12, 2010 at 2:42 PM
Nice shot of this cute litlle guy. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Only nit is that the background is a litlle noisy.

Marcel van Duinhoven
Posted by Paul Rosser on October 12, 2010 at 3:02 PM
Hi David, a nice image in my opinion. Having looked at the two images, I agree with the desaturation on the FG, but also agree with you about the Bird. The BG on the repost is noisy, though.
Regards,
Paul Rosser. :wavey:
Posted by Mark Davies on October 12, 2010 at 3:43 PM
1600 iso on D200 is going to get noisy, but nice detail in the bird , a pleasing comp too
Posted by Neil Burton on October 12, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Like the original here, very nice POV.
Posted by keith mitchell on October 12, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Hi David.
The first for me ,like it a lot lovely image.
:toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Bob Cox on October 12, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Thats nice David ,a real Dennis Healy look.

Bob.
Posted by Karen Summers on October 12, 2010 at 4:53 PM
First for me David very nice image
Posted by Brian Davis on October 13, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Like the repost better but a lovely shot either way.
Posted by David Kjaer on October 13, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Agree with your own comments David but everything else looks really good.

David :toast: