what happened here or is it my monitor: Two shots with my new 5d and 100-400 lens the owl appears to have a halo. Or is it my monitor? If not what do you think caused it.

gordnanaimo Loc: Vancouver Island

Two shots with my new 5d and 100-400 lens the owl appears to have a halo. Or is it my monitor? If not what do you think caused it.

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

I don't see it on mine. Looks really good. Very nice shots!
Erv

Danilo Loc: Las Vegas

I see some chromatic aberration on the left side where the white owl meets the dark green background, but it's not too serious.
I'd be more concerned over the general lack of sharpness, perhaps due to camera movement during exposure. Have you looked at that? Or...maybe these frames are cropped extensively??

gordnanaimo Loc: Vancouver Island

you're right. This was a test drive with my new 5d and lens. I didn't set the DOF properly for a shot of that distance and as you say it was a fair distance away and the photo has been cropped extensively. The beak is way out of focus and this photo, even though I like the composition is destined for the trash bin. But what fun this new camera is.

stlbob Loc: St.louis Hills

No halo here,love the Owls.What type of Owl is that?

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

Danilo wrote:

I see some chromatic aberration on the left side where the white owl meets the dark green background, but it's not too serious.
I'd be more concerned over the general lack of sharpness, perhaps due to camera movement during exposure. Have you looked at that? Or...maybe these frames are cropped extensively??

I agree and that barn owl focusing is all over the place. Is it camera movement, or focussing? I was looking for blur on the owl's back and saw none whereas the face of the owl appears awfully out of focus :(

If it were camera shake would we see signs of it on the owl's back.

I REALLY like the eagle picture but what a pity it could not oblige by having its wings outstretched but....... should you have cropped the image with the eagle flying into 'space' as opposed to out of it?

gordnanaimo Loc: Vancouver Island

Good advice. The owl's face being out of focus is due to my lack of practice with my new lens. As you know a 100-400 zoom has a short DOF and my aperture may have been set too wide open. As for our eagle friend I do have shots with his wings wide open i haven't processed yet and I just liked the idea of him flying out of the frame better than him flying into the frame but that's what makes this so much fun its the valuable opinions one gets from other enthusiasts.

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

gordnanaimo wrote:

Good advice. The owl's face being out of focus is due to my lack of practice with my new lens. As you know a 100-400 zoom has a short DOF and my aperture may have been set too wide open. As for our eagle friend I do have shots with his wings wide open i haven't processed yet and I just liked the idea of him flying out of the frame better than him flying into the frame but that's what makes this so much fun its the valuable opinions one gets from other enthusiasts.

That's the joy of this type of photography we can shoot the breeze whilst looking at each handiwork and I can't wait to see those other pictures... :thumbup: :thumbup: To me the lens is what makes a picture as opposed to the hunk of metal with all the dials and buttons, BUT without the photographer, there is no picture.

I'm sure I have posted some shots of an oldish barn owl somewhere :( Stand-by...

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-48915-1.html

gordnanaimo Loc: Vancouver Island

couldn't agree more. I have a great horned owl living in my trees in my back yard (sorry garden to you in England we colonists have adopted the american moniker) but I can't seem to get a picture of him in the daylight. Sneaky critter.

Vincent Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

Are you kidding me? Beautiful pictures!

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

gordnanaimo wrote:

The beak is way out of focus and this photo, even though I like the composition is destined for the trash bin. But what fun this new camera is.

Before you purge this owl image, try a few different effects, like pencil outline, or paintbrush texturing, or that light-streaking (?) look.
Minute detail is not as important with those effects.

Bram boy Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada

Good to see another home boy ' i live in bowser. Nothing wrong with it i see detail all over it is totaly in focus. I agree with The last guy i would crop the bird any where along the back as long as you can still see all of the wing. It will look as if its just entering your space

infocus Loc: Australia

gordnanaimo wrote:

Two shots with my new 5d and 100-400 lens the owl appears to have a halo. Or is it my monitor? If not what do you think caused it.

I agree with Erv. I don't see anything other than a very nice shot /s