Not a bad capture at all. A little unsharp mask, and setting of white & dark
point will improve it further.
I'm impressed that a three year old would even call it an owl!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan MacRae" <[email protected]>
Subject: PESO - Red Shouldered Hawk
So today I'm having lunch with my 3 year old when he starts pointing out the
widow and saying, "Daddy, there's an owl! An owl!" I asked him where he was
looking and there just over a neighbors' fence was a raptor in a tree not 25
feet from where we were sitting. I asked him to keep still and I slowly got
up
and went to fetch the 400mm. Well, it was in the garage, and it's 30 degrees
out
and snowing. No matter.
I get the lens inside and realize that the temperature difference will fog
the
lens so after getting it mounted on the tripod I go fetch a hair dryer and
from
about 2 feet away on the low setting I defog the lens ....gently. Finally I
can
line up the shot.
Unfortunately, I have to shoot through glass but I'll take it. You almost
never
get to get this close to these birds. Not the sharpest image ever, but
again,
I'll take it.
http://www.primelensphoto.com/hawk/index.html
-Brendan
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