Saturday, May 23, 2015

Birch owl

OWL FACE IN CUT BIRCH, GREEN, MICHIGAN, MAY 21, 2015

Pentax K-5
Sigma 18-250 at 31mm
1/500 sec. f8
ISO 6400

Deborah Abbott was walking through a neighbor's yard when she spotted the likeness of an owl in the stump of a freshly cut birch log. The camera, preset at f8 and 1/500th of a second, automatically raised the ISO to compensate for the deep shade in which the stump lay. This setting enables the photographer to concentrate on composition without worrying about the technicals.

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