Little Owls

[Andreas Liedmann]

• DxO PhotoLab 8.0.0

Hi folks ... well a lot of things have changed here since the upgrade or overhaul of the site .
As a long time user I need to get used to it , but it does work quite well overall .... I think .

Image taken back in 2023 ...
Late evening

Canon EOS R3
RF 400 2,8 IS L + 2x TC
Tripod

F 5,6 ; Iso 32 k ; 1/200 sec

Processed with DXO Lab 8 for NR , DT 4.8.1 and PSCC 2024 ; slight crop

Thanks for watching and commenting to my last postings

Cheers Andreas

 

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Hi Andreas, this is a cool duo. I really like the image design with the diagonal weathered perch. You (and the new gear) make 32K ISO look like a walk in the park. Very well processed.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX Sid , glad you like it

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

I am a little unsure about this one Andreas, technically it looks very good, exposure details etc especially at the high ISO (which I appreciate is relative but for me it is HIGH!) Colours look ideal. It's the OOF one that I am a little unsure about, I am finding it difficult to decide if it adds or detracts, I think if I am in doubt then it probably detracts. I look at the sharp owl then I am pulled to the soft one, I suppose I am saying the soft one is too big to ignore...... but that may of course been your intention.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX Jon ... for me it is high iso level as well , if not too high generally speaking . But it just helps to create at least acceptable shots ... in very low light conditions as with these two Owlets .
Understand your reservation .... regarding the two birds , but I was more than happy to get two of them in the frame at that time . No settings would have brought them both in the focal plane . So I have to live with the existing images

Cheers Andreas

 

[James Babbitt]

Wow! 32,000. I will need to readjust my "acceptable" ISO upper limit as you have captured a nice image with that. I agree with Jon in that the OOF owl does not add to the shot, but sometimes it is what it is.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX James ... would agree about yours and Jon's reservations .
Fort me still worth to keep the image , might be down to the long time I had with them together .... a more emotional thing , LOL .

Cheers Andreas