This bird rocked!!....barn owl

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Posted by dan elster on July 20, 2007 at 9:33 PM

I've never caught one of these guys out during the day. I found this bird out at noon, with hazy clouds muting the sun. Taken after a long drive home from a not too exciting canoe trip on Upper Klamath Lake.
After shooting from my car for 45 minutes, I got brave and approached on foot. This bird had no prey, so I think this pose was meant to threaten me.
Canon 10D, 1-400mm IS, handheld @ f8, 0 compensation

Posted by Eric Hahl on July 20, 2007 at 9:44 PM

SWEET! Great capture Dan! Thats an impressive specimen.

Posted by Jeremy Cram on July 20, 2007 at 9:55 PM

Yep...that is really a spectacular shot! Well done.

Posted by Mark Hudon on July 20, 2007 at 10:03 PM

Oh Yeah!

Posted by AJ Montgomery on July 20, 2007 at 11:08 PM

Wow! What a great opportunity and you nailed it. How close were you able to get? At 400mm, baring a lot of cropping, you were darn close.

Posted by Ryan DesJardins on July 20, 2007 at 11:37 PM

Very nice! Awesome!

Posted by Mike Dawson on July 21, 2007 at 12:05 AM

Outstanding catch

Posted by Tom Kloster on July 21, 2007 at 1:37 AM

Wow! That's an amazing photo, Dan. Incredibly sharp and well-focused for a hand-held shot... beautiful!

Tom

Posted by dan elster on July 21, 2007 at 10:08 AM

AJ, this is about 90% of the original. I cropped a bit from the back of the bird to eliminate an electric pole. I was REALLY close. In avian, I posted a full frame image from a different vantage point.
Thanks for the comments.

Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 21, 2007 at 1:33 PM

Great catch, I love barn owls.

Posted by Rick Lundh on July 21, 2007 at 4:13 PM

WOW BABY! Just a beautiful shot!

Posted by Marc Adamus on July 21, 2007 at 11:16 PM

Great catch, Dan! Congrats. What a beauty!

Posted by Greg Coates on August 14, 2007 at 7:41 PM

Dan, that's a beautiful shot! My wife and I saw you at your Ashland setup over the weekend. It's as pretty in person as it is on the web!