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Shortie and a Merry Christmas

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 24, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Shortie and a Merry Christmas

One from the same session as the last Short-eared Owl shot. Think I sorted the blue cast with a slight adjustment to the WB.

1/60th @ f6.3 +1 stop iso800

Please view the large version, though with that shutter speed, maybe I wouldn't bother.

Anyhoo, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year.

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on December 24, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Good un Andy
Have a ggood un
I,ve had a good un and its not started yet !
Nice owl pic by the way !
Cheers
JR
PS Got up early to open me pressies !!
Posted by Bob Johnson on December 25, 2012 at 7:26 AM
Cheers Andy :toast: :toast: :toast:

The owl is a Christmas Cracker bt the way :biggrin:

Bob (just grabing ten mins before a stint in the kitchen) :wink:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 25, 2012 at 9:51 AM

Cheers guys, hope your're having a lovely a day :toast:

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on December 25, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Have a great one Andy,nice Owl.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 26, 2012 at 6:39 AM

Cheers Keith, hope you have a good one too :toast:

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on December 26, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Is this a before or after shot, Andy; is the owl just starting its lunch is it a result of having eaten too much? :biggrin: :wink: I can bet that many people can relate to this picture at this time of year. :biggrin: :eek:

All the Very Best. :wavey:

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 26, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Hi Andy. colour overall looks much better and the scene does have that cold, clean, crisp look. Just watch that the blacks don't start to fill in and begin to choke the darker areas. Think you just need some selective 'opening up' in key parts. Really like the hunched profile and the 'rat/vole' in the mouth is the icing on the cake. :toast:

Hope you get things sorted in the early part of the year, a good investment to parallel the photography. You have the software & kit, learn & use it wisely, otherwise you will be wasting your time and and it will be another 'me 2' image we constantly see.

TFS
Steve
Posted by David Sewell on December 30, 2012 at 5:49 PM
A fine shortie, Andy. I think I prefer this to your previous posting. Happy new year to you.

David
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on December 30, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Hope you had a good Christmas Andy. This is a superb bit of behaviour caught, although looking at the large version it looks like it might be a little soft due to movement at full size. Still one I'm hugely envious of though! :toast: :toast:

Have a good New Year

Oscar :wavey: