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<\/p>\nSidelight doesn’t always appeal to me. In fact it\u00a0usually doesn’t but I think it works\u00a0pretty well\u00a0with this Barn Owl.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Just over two years ago I found it\u00a0on a weathered\u00a0post next to the water\u00a0of Unit 1 at Farmington Bay which meant I had no chance to get anything but sidelight that time of morning. Through my lens and in the original photo there was almost no detail in its shaded plumage but a little minor (and I do mean minor<\/em>, I don’t like to do very\u00a0much) processing filled in the detail there to my satisfaction. It’s times like this that I’m sure glad I shoot in RAW rather than jpeg.<\/p>\n Besides, conditions have to be a hell of a lot worse than this to make me pass up a Barn Owl in daylight. Lots of folks\u00a0live near these nocturnal owls\u00a0for their entire lives and never see them except in twilight or near-darkness.<\/p>\n And some of those same folks never see them at all.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n PS – It’s now\u00a0been several weeks since I’ve been able to do any serious shooting because of circumstances mostly\u00a0related to\u00a0inversions, storms and crappy\u00a0air and\u00a0light. I don’t want to jinx myself by saying this but… the forecast now includes\u00a0good possibilities for clear air and\u00a0at least some sunshine each day for\u00a0much of the next week. So if the forecasters know\u00a0what they’re talking about (truly a long shot based on their track record) there’s\u00a0finally some hope!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sidelight doesn’t always appeal to me. In fact it usually doesn’t but I think it works pretty well with this Barn Owl.<\/p>\n