Ian Chantler
About the Image(s)
I was invited to show my work at Aughton Village Hall on Bank holiday Monday a beautiful little village in South Lancashire outside the hall a local rescue centre for raptors was showing 3 of their birds and allowing people to photograph them for a donation to help the centre, I loved this Canadian Grey owl and wanted a real close up shot of him he was such a professional every time I raised the camera he looked straight into the lens,I did around 6 shots every one looked pin sharp except for the beak, the gentleman from the centre said he was found with extensive damage to his beak and had a new one made from plastic and resin which is amazing because he would have had to be put down otherwise so I am not sure whether its the bionic beak causing the problem or its down to me.
How I did it
How I did it camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III lens EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM focal length 105mm f4 1/200s ISO 400.
Raw image adjusted in Photoshop CS6 highlights and shadows adjusted, light dodging and burning in certain areas cropped on all sides sharpened using a high pass filter
7 comments posted
(Group 32)
You were taking at F4 so maybe the depth of field wasn't great enough to get eyes and beak all in focus. The feathers under the beak are similarly out of focus, whereas his flat face is all in one plane. Good mono shot.   Posted: 09/05/2023 05:49:56
I would have used at least f11 for this shot.   Posted: 09/06/2023 03:02:28
I concur with the comments of others re. a smaller aperture and focussing on the beak.   Posted: 09/09/2023 04:17:22