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Eddieuuu071
July 21, 2023
This is a wonderful image! Thank you for submitting it to my Owls Challenge. It’s in the final group of favorites from which the winner will be chosen!
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Location
This shot was taken at the Dallas Zoo, it was one of the animal encounters allowing people to get closer to the wild crittersTime
This was late afternoon on a drizzly dayLighting
This was taken on a drizzly spring day, it was very overcast and the owl was under an awning, so light was very mutedEquipment
This was taken with a Canon 80D and a Sigma 18-300mm lensInspiration
I love the zoo and animal encounters, you get to interact closely with critters you'd normally only see through glass or a fence. This critter was pretty mellow and didn't seem to mind all the extra attentionEditing
I did more in post on this shot than I normally do. There was actually a soda machine behind the owl's head, I blended the colors to remove/mask it as much as I could without going overboard. The eyes were actually an almost unrealstic shade of orange, so I toned down the real colors a bit to make them appear more believable...In my camera bag
These days my 'walk about' setup is a Canon RP Mirrorless with a 24-240mm lens, but I'll also carry a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses if I'm looking to shoot something specific. I do have a couple of crop sensor bodies if I want a bit more reach, the extra magnification from the 1.6 crop factor helps there. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I often don't plan shots beforehand - I'm a pretty impromptu/opportunistic photographer. I've found I spend the most time with various prime lenses or some sort of super-zoom so I don't have to changes lenses out in the open.Feedback
Zoos are an incredible place to capture animals - yu don't have to worry about them scampering away and have lots of time to set up shots.
