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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/2/2008
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Excellent Todd! Much better (IMO)!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 2/2/2008
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Doyle,
Took another whack at it and I think it looks better now. Thanks for your input.
Todd
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 1/13/2008
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Andre,
LOL!
I would have, but I couldn't get my hip-waders over my skirt. ;^)
Todd
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/12/2008
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Hi Todd,
A real man would have chanced it with hip waders on. :) Always a great combination, fast running, freezing water and an expensive camera.
Nobody ever accused owls of being stupid.
Andre
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 1/11/2008
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Hi Andre,
Thanks for the tip. I had heard about that technique from a local birder. In this case it was a 4' deep ditch with melt-water running through it. It was just too cold to swim. ;^)
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Todd
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 1/11/2008
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Doyle,
Good to hear from you again, my friend. How have you been? Happy New Year to you and yours.
I agree with your assessment about the light levels. Problem is I don't know how to do it without ruining the picture. This was taken in very low lighting so there is very little contrast to begin with. When I try to bump the contrast I end up with pixelation and other artifacts. My editing skills are lacking, I'm afraid.
Thanks for the comments.
Todd
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/11/2008
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Hi Todd,
We have a few of these hanging around near us lately. I was flipping through a wildlife photography book the other day and saw a lot of owl images by the same person. (forget his name) Anyway, he shared a secret for getting close to owls. You may already know. Once you spot him, never go straight to him for a shot. Just slowly zig zag to where he is, but look an the ground, as if you are hunting for something. Apparently this makes them feel at ease and increases your chance of getting closer, for even better shots.
Andre
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/11/2008
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SNAP! Great capture of the barred owl! Might consider tweaking light levels to enhance the contrast . . . but wow. NICE!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Joe Brown
{K:23213} 1/9/2008
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Very nice shot Todd. Looks like you may have got a little closer to your Barred Owl than I did.
Joe
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