Barn Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted February 10, 2011173 views11 comments

Another Barn Owl from a few weeks ago when I must have took hundreds of images of the barn owl.I have made it a mission of mine to really work on these beautiful creatures and shall be returning to hopefully get more in a few weeks time. Have lots of close ups showing lots of the detail but also like the more habitat shots to and thought this one shows the more delicate look that these birds have.

Canon 1DMK4, Canon 500f4L +1.4 convertor, ISO 800, f5.6,1/500

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 10, 2011 at 7:12 PM

Karen, I like where you've placed the owl in the frame and enjoy the head-down hunting pose. You do a nice job with these wonderful birds and I like your enthusiasm for them.

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on February 10, 2011 at 7:18 PM

I like it Karen he is hunting and you can see that. The techs look good and its sharp. I might crop just a little from the top and the bottom but thats a minor nit and I like as posted.

Registered on May 14, 2009, 123 Posts, 522 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 11, 2011 at 6:23 AM

Love this Karen, particularly the misty feel and the clean lines of the bird against the background

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Phil Mclean on February 11, 2011 at 7:19 AM

Love the soft,misty feel to this and the pose is fabulous.
Excellent Karen.

Phil.

Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 11, 2011 at 7:35 AM

Really great feel to this image Karen. Love the OOF vege on the right side. Nice series of this species. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on February 11, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Another great image Karen. I like that you went with the vertical presentation here. I think it adds to the drama and fits the downward looking pose. Excellent!

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 11, 2011 at 1:44 PM

I always enjoy seeing the bird with more of their habitat in the image. I like the composition and how the background elements work around the owl, well done. These really are beautiful creatures.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 11, 2011 at 2:52 PM

I like the composition, the owls intent focus, and texture and tones of the habitat.

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Comment posted by Maurizio De Vita on February 11, 2011 at 5:45 PM

Really nice and dynamic! It gives you a sense of the environment and of the action in being. Though the bird is relatively small in the frame, it can be clearly admired in all its beauty. I have never had a chance to photograph one…
Well done!

Registered on August 26, 2008, 11 Posts, 66 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on February 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM

One of your best yet !
JR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on February 12, 2011 at 7:15 PM

One of my favorite birds and such a beautiful picture! I love the space around the bird and the details on the bird are just perfect. A very nice misty feeling of the habitat

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments