A Snowy White Owl

[windoze]

im not sure if i blew it on this.... you guys got to let me know ( truthfully).
I took the advice i was given by some dgrinners in a thread in the photoshop forum here and this is what I ended up with...

I cant tell if Its "blown out" or not....

http://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/68734469-L.jpghttp://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/68716701-L.jpg

http://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/68817726-L.jpghttp://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/68918453-L.jpg

troy

[CookieS]

looks fine to me.

[firedancing4life]

:D it's a white owl...how is it possible to blow it out.

looks nice.!

[Yvette Marie]

Not at ALL a reflection on your photography.. that owl doesnt even look real... WOW! Those eyes!

Looks awesome to me. ;o) Id brighten the firts picture up to match the second one.

Yvette

[Zoom Raider]

Looks very good, and... it looks wise.:D

[gluwater]

Alright, I'll be the bad guy. I think the shot on the left is good exposure wise but the White balance looks to cool, especially next the the other shot that is warmer. The top right of the head in the second shot looks overexposed, there is a lack of detail there. Good shots though Troy, I have never seen one of these in person, they sure look like beautiful birds.

[windoze]

Alright, I'll be the bad guy. I think the shot on the left is good exposure wise but the White balance looks to cool, especially next the the other shot that is warmer. The top right of the head in the second shot looks overexposed, there is a lack of detail there. Good shots though Troy, I have never seen one of these in person, they sure look like beautiful birds.
so let me understand correctly - of all three you like the top left one ? what about the top left comapred to the bottom?

I agree about the warmer one being maybe over exposed....


troy

[Scott_Quier]

These are some wonderful images.:thumb

Color cast - it's hard to determine which the correct color. I like the cooler images better than the warmer one, but wonder if the the cooler ones might not be too cool.

Blown Highlights? - These are good captures taken under difficult lighting (and it didn't help that the owl is SOOOOO clean!). Of the two cool images, the last one, to me, appears to be blown out just a tad on the upper portion of the owl's head.

[saurora]

:agree I agree with Nick and Scott that there is some loss of detail on the 2nd shot in particular (forehead, around the eyes and neck area). Your 3rd shot seems slightly sharper or has more detail, I can't decide. Also agree that #2 is too warm....the others are a tad too cool? Tough bird, but beautiful and still good shots!

[windoze]

:agree I agree with Nick and Scott that there is some loss of detail on the 2nd shot in particular (forehead, around the eyes and neck area). Your 3rd shot seems slightly sharper or has more detail, I can't decide. Also agree that #2 is too warm....the others are a tad too cool? Tough bird, but beautiful and still good shots!

im still trying to come to how i should determine this "cool", "warm" thing...
i think i prefer the "cooler" images myself.

as for the loss of detail ( which I agree ) - when these are opened in CS2 - they are not near the Right vertical axis - or maybe they can still be overexpsoed and not on the axis????

thanx...
troy

[USAIR]

To these eyes the first is the cooler(slight blue cast)
Shot #2 is warmer(slight yel cast)
And #3 is just right (white is white and black is black). :dunno

my .02

Fred

[Harryb]

The key to shooting white birds is to nail the exposure when you take the shot. If you blow the exposure no amount of Photoshopping will save the shot. Number 1 (the one on the left) may have a slight blow out on the shoulder (right under the beak) but nothing major. The WB looks whacked though in the shot. #2's WB is better but is a lot hotter especially on the owl's left cheek. #3 is the best exposure but I would tweak it a bit in levels to give it some more "punch".

[windoze]

The key to shooting white birds is to nail the exposure when you take the shot. If you blow the exposure no amount of Photoshopping will save the shot. Number 1 (the one on the left) may have a slight blow out on the shoulder (right under the beak) but nothing major. The WB looks whacked though in the shot. #2's WB is better but is a lot hotter especially on the owl's left cheek. #3 is the best exposure but I would tweak it a bit in levels to give it some more "punch".

all of the images had the correct exposure, its the post processing that i blew....
thanx Harry - i was afraid to twaek the 3rd in fear that i might blow out the parts again..
i added one more pic to the mix - i cant get two images to come out the same...


troy

[Dick on Aruba]

THis beutiful series look well exposed to me.

Dick.