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Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:54 pm**

Owl - reared in captivity. Blown out highlights.

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:59 pm**

Now we are talking, thats a nice looking owl Arthur.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:23 am**

That's great!

Were you inside the enclosure ? If not where were you shooting through ?

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:28 am**

Alpha, he looks like he's inside an enclosure. You can see the enclosure grid in the background.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:29 am**

I am in the enclosure too.

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:31 am**

Ok, I assumed that must of been the case as I couldn't notice any wire, cage or glass between you and the bird... so you had to be in there or a wiz and PP.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:04 am**

Awesome Owl pic Arthur. I have never seen an owl so close up and in such detail. What camera are you using these days?

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:46 am**

Very difficult subject, exposure-wise, so it's not surprising that you have some blown highlights.
Strangely enough, perhaps fill-flash could have helped provide some more detail in the black eye area at an exposure value that wouldn't have burned out.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:48 am**

Beautiful creature well caught

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:12 pm**

Thanks for all the kind comments. The background and exposure can be better.

I am using my office's G6, 20d and kit lens.

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:30 pm**

Hello Arthur
It is very nice and detail of an owl portrait , is this picture taken using the kit lens 18-55.

Regards
Spada

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:32 pm**

spada wrote:Hello Arthur
It is very nice and detail of an owl portrait , is this picture taken using the kit lens 18-55.

Regards
Spada

Hi

Yeap.

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:06 pm**

That is an awesome shot Arthur. As Steve said, I too haven't seen such a close, detailed image of these wonderful birds before.

Perhaps you could have taken two shots, one exposed for the shadows and the other for the highlights, then merged the two as a composite.

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:00 pm**

Hi

thanks.

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:46 pm**

A nice frame filling shot Arthur. I agee with cricketfan a little delicate application of fill flash may have made the difference. Still a spectacular shot.
marco

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:46 am**

Hi

thanks for the encouragements.

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:07 am**

Nice one Arthur, I would have liked to have seen a little more of the owls face if it were possible.

Guys he probably couldn't use fill in flash 'cos I bought his beamer :wink:

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