G.E. Smith wrote:
Neat set Rex. Those pupils are huge. Great job under the conditions. Out of curiosity, how big or small is a Screech Owl? It looks tiny too me.
Greg
Thanks Greg. t
They are about 8 1/2 inches.
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birdied wrote:
Very nicely done . I like your darker presentation the best . Especially like the one with the rain drop of the head.
Birdie
Thank you, Birdie. I like the water beads, too. It stopped raining and it shook off the drops. Although, I didn't see that happen.
Excellent shots. I tried similar shot of eastern screech owl last year and had do a lot of trial and error before I finally got a few good shots. My 500 f4 VR failed but 500PF resulted in some keepers (one on my instagram).
These are beautiful. Love the water droplets on the head! Thanks for sharing!
sum1sgrampa wrote:
Pretty amazing that you pulled these images out of those conditions. Well done !
Gary
Thank you, Gary.
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dclark wrote:
Excellent shots of a bird that is hard to find.
Those are some long exposure times.
Dave
Thanks, Dave. Yes, they are. I got some blurs and windmills, also.
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cavuken wrote:
Great series Rex. The only view of this species I have ever had was a face in a nest box or tree crevice. Great job getting sharp shots with those long exposure times. Well done.
Thanks Ken. Wish I had some tree hole shots.
tshore wrote:
Nice capture! Would like to see one one day. FWIW I prefer your original processing. If you are shooting an animal in near dark, the image should look at least a little dark IMO.
Thank you, Tim. Hope you get your wish. I agree, lots of different opinions on that.
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hnilsson wrote:
That looks challenging. Nice shots.
It was, Henrik. Thanks. I learn something new every time I try it.
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Dave_E wrote:
Nice shots. I know what you mean. I have taken images several times and it soften very hard to get the AF to lock on. Great job.
Dave
Yes and then the bird moves. Haha. Thank you, Dave.
manishkshukla wrote:
Excellent shots. I tried similar shot of eastern screech owl last year and had do a lot of trial and error before I finally got a few good shots. My 500 f4 VR failed but 500PF resulted in some keepers (one on my instagram).
These are beautiful. Love the water droplets on the head! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Manish. Yes, trial and error. One problem is sometimes you only have a few seconds and the bird is gone.
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JasonTheBirder wrote:
Awesome. I like the more realistic bluer shots than the WB adjusted ones. That bird has some serious low-light capabilities
Thanks Jason. The WB adjusted ones were how I originally shot the images on Auto WB. There's a lot of leeway to interpret how to do it. I did think they should look a little more like how it was.
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csinseattle wrote:
Rex, Great set and your effort paid off. I look forward to seeing your latest carving.
Chris S.
Thank you, Chris. It is very slowly coming along.
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arbitrage wrote:
Great work Rex.
Wow...8 second exposure and it looks sharp...that bird must stay really still!!
Thanks Geoff. It really surprised me that it did. I managed many images on this perch. Some were motion blurred. Usually I get a couple shots off and the bird is gone. Chimping was the only way to check focus. Once I got it, I never changed it.
