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Oct 31 2009 12:41pm


By far my favorite owl out there, and this is definitely one of my favorite shots I've taken of them.
I feel lucky to have spotted this in Bird Reserve a few days ago, as it is fall and they usually tend to bled in more with the fall colors.
However, quite happy with it :)

Just so everybody is away, this is SOOC *except* for a Contrast Increase of +10 in Photoshop CS3.

I was so sick yesterday with side effects of the H1N1 Flu shot, however I find the side effects are far less than what could happen if I caught the Flu.
Feeling 100% today, which is great for my H'Ween party tonight! :)
Off to play some TF2 then clean up the house! Have a good halloween!
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Oct 31 2009 12:42pm
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Oct 31 2009 01:55pm
You sure this is a GHOW? It has more orangey eyes indicative of a Long Earred Owl, and is blending in the forest nicely
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Oct 31 2009 02:22pm
Quote (juldeep @ Oct 31 2009 07:55pm)
You sure this is a GHOW? It has more orangey eyes indicative of a Long Earred Owl, and is blending in the forest nicely


Yup, there's no Long Eared in Alberta, at least Southern Alberta.
I actually showed the shot to a naturalist at the reserve and he said it was a GH'd.
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Oct 31 2009 02:27pm
nice shot, but again fail with the sharpening on the camera
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Oct 31 2009 03:10pm
Awesome shot - I'd like to see more of the other eye in the shot though. Not looking directly at you, but a little bit more towards you.
Ask the owl to turn it's head a few degrees towards you next time. (Yep, sarcasm)
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Oct 31 2009 03:25pm
Quote (Antichrist- @ Oct 31 2009 08:27pm)
nice shot, but again fail with the sharpening on the camera

Thanks,

I actually had it set back to Normal mode for this one, not Landscape.
Shot in Manual. Hence the *SOOC*

Custom Rendered: Normal
Exposure Program: Manual
File Type: JPEG
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

Quote (WarCow @ Oct 31 2009 09:10pm)
Awesome shot - I'd like to see more of the other eye in the shot though. Not looking directly at you, but a little bit more towards you.
Ask the owl to turn it's head a few degrees towards you next time. (Yep, sarcasm)


Thanks! ^_^
I actually waited 15ish minutes for the owl to actually turn its head and open its eyes!

This post was edited by TheBlackRose66 on Oct 31 2009 03:28pm
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Oct 31 2009 03:30pm
normal mode has too much sharpening allso for pic that small, landscape only has one step more sharpening than normal. you should set sharpen to 0 and sharpen on photoshop after resizing if needed

This post was edited by Antichrist- on Oct 31 2009 03:31pm
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Oct 31 2009 03:33pm
Quote (Antichrist- @ Oct 31 2009 09:30pm)
normal mode has too much sharpening allso for pic that small, landscape only has one step more sharpening than normal. you should set sharpen to 0 and sharpen on photoshop after resizing if needed


Normal mode is the mode it's originally in for all DSLR's.
Sharpen is set to 0 in Photo shop, it's always set to 0 as default when started.
I didn't sharpen this at all in camera OR post processing.

Normal/Standard 0,0,0 <<<
Landscape 4,0,0

Photo shop would only be above 0 if I specifically went into Filters > Sharpen, which I did not.Again, hence *SOOC*

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Oct 31 2009 03:36pm
Quote (TheBlackRose66 @ 1 Nov 2009 00:33)
Normal mode is the mode it's originally in for all DSLR's.
Sharpen is set to 0 in Photo shop, it's always set to 0 as default when started.
I didn't sharpen this at all in camera OR post processing.

Normal/Standard 0,0,0 <<<
Landscape 4,0,0

Photo shop would only be above 0 if I specifically went into Filters > Sharpen, which I did not.Again, hence *SOOC*


weird, on my camera and my old cameras(if i remember right) normal pic mode was 3 sharpening, not 0

edit.

yes sharpening was 3 with 400d atleast, i dont own my 40d manual enymore, but should be the same

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