Short-Eared Owl

Posted by Mako_Elite on Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:45 am

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Shot January 2017 in very last light late afternoon.

1D4, EF300mm f/2.8L USM NON-IS
1/4000, ISO-1600, f/2.8, handheld.

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by Debapratim Saha on Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:33 am

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Nice composition with the habitat,like the last light ambience here.

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by david fletcher on Mon Feb 19, 2018 1:20 pm

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love the grey tones and the comp Ludo. always a pleasure seeing your shots

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by Ron Day on Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:11 pm

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Ludo, can’t imagine a better series of Short-eard Owl images than yours. Beautiful composition, and attractive natural habitat in the background. Excellent.

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by Karl Egressy on Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:20 pm

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Nice flight shot in habitat, Ludo.

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by OntPhoto on Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:46 pm

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Cool black and white treatment Mako. Another very nice flight shot. You seem to be having a lot of fun with the short-eared owls.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:34 am

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Another beauty! You are the man for these lovely owls, Ludo!

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by Andrew_5488 on Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:05 pm

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Is't a "real" shot or did you subdue colors a little bit ?

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by Mako_Elite on Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:26 am

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Andrew_5488 wrote:Is't a "real" shot or did you subdue colors a little bit ?

Real shot, no subdued colors. Typical Pacific Northwest late afternoon almost evening shot with grey overcast can get you shots like this.
This was my favorite part of day since almost all other photographers would not want to shoot in conditions like that and left, giving me more freedom with owls. Also I was was shooting with 300mm f/2.8 wide open and gave me some advantage, but I had to let the birds get closer, before I pulled the trigger.
When that happen, I got some good shots.

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by Andrew_5488 on Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:23 am

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Mako_Elite wrote:
Andrew_5488 wrote:Is't a "real" shot or did you subdue colors a little bit ?
Real shot, no subdued colors. Typical Pacific Northwest late afternoon almost evening shot with grey overcast can get you shots like this.
This was my favorite part of day since almost all other photographers would not want to shoot in conditions like that and left, giving me more freedom with owls. Also I was was shooting with 300mm f/2.8 wide open and gave me some advantage, but I had to let the birds get closer, before I pulled the trigger.
When that happen, I got some good shots.

Ludo

I was wondering because place I photograph them would have colors like that only after sunset.
But by then noise is so horrendous (if I even get a sharp picture) that is not worth sharing

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by Mako_Elite on Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:54 pm

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Andrew_5488 wrote:
Mako_Elite wrote:
Andrew_5488 wrote:Is't a "real" shot or did you subdue colors a little bit ?
Real shot, no subdued colors. Typical Pacific Northwest late afternoon almost evening shot with grey overcast can get you shots like this.
This was my favorite part of day since almost all other photographers would not want to shoot in conditions like that and left, giving me more freedom with owls. Also I was was shooting with 300mm f/2.8 wide open and gave me some advantage, but I had to let the birds get closer, before I pulled the trigger.
When that happen, I got some good shots.

Ludo
I was wondering because place I photograph them would have colors like that only after sunset.
But by then noise is so horrendous (if I even get a sharp picture) that is not worth sharing

Andrew,
1D Mark IV can handle ISO-1600 and even ISO-3200 with no problem. The fast lens like 300mm f/2.8 ..the wide aperture really helps and add more flexibility with choice of ISO, aperture or shutter speed.

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by Andrew_5488 on Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:02 pm

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Mako_Elite wrote:
Andrew_5488 wrote:
Mako_Elite wrote:
Andrew_5488 wrote:Is't a "real" shot or did you subdue colors a little bit ?
Real shot, no subdued colors. Typical Pacific Northwest late afternoon almost evening shot with grey overcast can get you shots like this.
This was my favorite part of day since almost all other photographers would not want to shoot in conditions like that and left, giving me more freedom with owls. Also I was was shooting with 300mm f/2.8 wide open and gave me some advantage, but I had to let the birds get closer, before I pulled the trigger.
When that happen, I got some good shots.

Ludo
I was wondering because place I photograph them would have colors like that only after sunset.
But by then noise is so horrendous (if I even get a sharp picture) that is not worth sharing
Andrew,
1D Mark IV can handle ISO-1600 and even ISO-3200 with no problem. The fast lens like 300mm f/2.8 ..the wide aperture really helps and add more flexibility with choice of ISO, aperture or shutter speed.

Ludo

Sure
The other part is that place I'm shooting at you never see Owls so close.
I'd rarely get similar size like on your picture using ASP-C camera. Forget about full frame. Maybe 600mm + 2x TC

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