stoshdwalshphotography
10th of April 2010 (Sat), 23:11
I've been hearing the call of an owl in my neighborhood from time to time. A few nights ago I was out walking my dog, and saw a very large movement in a tree. Based on the profile, I could tell it was a Great Horned Owl--we played cat and mouse for the next few nights, as I tried to see it with binoculars, then got a silhouette shot. Finally, I decided to risk taking a flash pic--it was about 40 feet up, and I was probably 30 feet from the base of the tree. I figured I only had one shot, but it let me take 4, and only left when I tried to move closer.
I'm a total novice at night photography, so I'm wondering what I can do to get a better shot. This one turned out OK, but it's obviously quite noisy in the background, and involved a fair amount of PP (eyes were tinted pink in the original, very low contrast, etc.).
I used a 40D, 100-400 at 400 on a monopod, speedlite at 1/1, 1/60, f5.6, ISO 1600. I'm thinking I can cut the ISO down substantially and let the flash do its job next time--all thoughts welcome--thanks in advance.
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I'm a total novice at night photography, so I'm wondering what I can do to get a better shot. This one turned out OK, but it's obviously quite noisy in the background, and involved a fair amount of PP (eyes were tinted pink in the original, very low contrast, etc.).
I used a 40D, 100-400 at 400 on a monopod, speedlite at 1/1, 1/60, f5.6, ISO 1600. I'm thinking I can cut the ISO down substantially and let the flash do its job next time--all thoughts welcome--thanks in advance.
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