Short-Eared Owl...flight shot

Posted by Harold Stiver on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:52 pm

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I want to thank members for their helpful suggestions. It has been suggested that I could use a little more USM in many images. I have done so on this image using a series of incremental steps.

Any comments or criticisms are, of course, most welcome.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:56 pm

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Very nice shot Harold, wonderful detail of the patterns and colours in the plumage.

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by Jim Neiger on Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:07 pm

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Cool shot!

I like the full detailed wingspread and the lighting. I only he would have looked more your way.

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by AlexC on Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:21 pm

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Wonderful Hooter!!

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Lovely wing spread, excellent detail and the exposure is very nice as well. although he is not looking at you the eyes shows very nicely, Love them hooters!!, Congrats!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:42 pm

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Beautiful shot, Harold. No nits.

Did you selectively sharpen the eye (with the sharpen tool), or did it look like this after USM alone.

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by Harold Stiver on Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:50 pm

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Sandy Mossberg wrote: Did you selectively sharpen the eye (with the sharpen tool), or did it look like this after USM alone.

No, I didn't sharpen it selectively. I actually sharpened it using the technique I saw on this brilliant website. Whose was it now ........

O yeah, it was yours!! Thanks very much.

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by Alan Murphy on Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:46 pm

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Harold, this is great.

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by Jim Zipp on Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:48 pm

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Nice shot Harold!

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by Jim Neely on Fri Feb 06, 2004 8:31 pm

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Very nice flight shot. The detail in the wings is outstanding.

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by KK Hui on Fri Feb 06, 2004 8:57 pm

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Nice shot, Harold!

You've done well with exposure and image sharpening ...

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by Bill Whala on Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:22 pm

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Beautiful image!! The exposure and sharpening are top notch.

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by Jimmy G on Sat Feb 07, 2004 8:37 am

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Harold awesome flight shot this is one bird I long to photograph I'm jealous.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:19 pm

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Harold:

Excellent detail and exposure on the underwings, was the sun low in the sky ? Fill Flash ? a humongous reflector such as white sand?? I am jus curious.

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by Harold Stiver on Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:56 pm

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Hi Juan.Thanks for your message You asked:

Juan E. Bahamon wrote: was the sun low in the sky ? Fill Flash ? a humongous reflector such as white sand?? I am jus curious.

It was taken about 10am, about 3 hours after dawn. A fill flash wasn't used but there was heavy snow cover, which can be very effective in reflecting light.

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by Penney Goodwin on Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:54 am

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Just - WOW! Beautiful!

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by fredcor on Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:44 pm

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WOW Harold, this is great. Terrific under wing detail that is usually dark when shot against the sky.

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by fredcor on Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:45 pm

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WOW Harold, this is great. Terrific under wing detail that is usually dark when shot against the sky. PS, you did not say where you saw the bird, also, were you hanging out the car again?

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by Wayne Nicholas on Sun Feb 08, 2004 10:00 pm

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Everyone has commented on the wing detail, so I'll just say that I really like this. I am yet to see these in the wild. Thanks for the show.

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