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Barred Owl

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Eric Diller

New member
Fond this guy last night walking a new birding trail. it was getting dark in the woods so i used a SB800 flash on these...


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Don Cohen

Guest
Nice shots, Eric. I'd be interested in the full shooting parameters, to see the balance between ambient and flash in the exposure.

I'm pretty surprised that there isn't dramatic red-eye. Was the flash far off axis, Photoshop used to eliminate red-eye, or some other reason? With the owl having large eyes/pupils, flash would generally be a significant problem.

Thanks for posting!
 
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Eric Diller

New member
Don Cohen said:
Nice shots, Eric. I'd be interested in the full shooting parameters, to see the balance between ambient and flash in the exposure.

I'm pretty surprised that there isn't dramatic red-eye. Was the flash far off axis, Photoshop used to eliminate red-eye, or some other reason? With the owl having large eyes/pupils, flash would generally be a significant problem.

Thanks for posting!
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I did have the flash tilted up somewhat to reduce direct flash and used a little red eye in photo shop to clean up the rest. I hate red eye look!
 
Charlotte Thompson

Charlotte Thompson

Well-known member
These are awesome-I love birds! raptors especially-
I don't do this kind of work and I appreciate what your work shows us about nature-
the first is my fav-he looks grumpy sinister
excellent shot! all of them-


Charlotte-
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Eric,

How far away is the bird? Do you have a Better Beamer like addition to your flash?

Your owl is impressive. The brown and white feathers of this bird are truly magnificent. What a handsome creature! Might you consider replacing the background or is this sacrosanct?

Asher
 
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Mike Spinak

pro member
That's a beautiful bird and you exposed nicely. You are fortunate to have had a fairly clear view, without a lot of branches and other obstructions in the way.
 
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Eric Diller

New member
Asher Kelman said:
Eric,

How far away is the bird? Do you have a Better Beamer like addition to your flash?

Your owl is impressive. The brown and white feathers of this bird are truly magnificent. What a handsome creature! Might you consider replacing the background or is this sacrosanct?

Asher
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I was about 15 feet away. Had my better beamer but didn't attach it for these...Used just the SB800 flash bar tilted up a bit!. Background changes are not easy for me (Photo shop stupid).
 
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