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hunting barn owl

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Posted by eric weight on April 14, 2009 at 5:19 AM
hunting barn owl
One of my favourite shots from a recent foray. I've not managed any close-ups yet, but I live in hope. The late evening sun was just right for a change.
The dark shape in the grass is a cock pheasant trying and failing to be inconspicuous.
Mark Green and I have plans in hand for more shots of this beautiful bird and I can't wait for them to bear fruit. Thanks for the tips Rob.

40D; 500/f4
iso 400; 1/1600; f5.6
cropped slightly for comp.

C&C very welcome

:wavey: eric
Posted by Craig Jones on April 14, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Lovely,lovely evening light eric, makes the image, great head turn, beautiful to see them doing what they are best at, hunting- 'the silent killer' I love barn owls :biggrin: :biggrin: well done :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on April 14, 2009 at 5:33 AM
Great enviro shot this.
Good stuff.
Shows the rough old grass (foggage) up really well. Lot of this coming back now as an indirect result of the depression .Good for the owls if nothing else !
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Lee Newman on April 14, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Excellent shot of this hunter in its enviroment.

Lee
Posted by PhilH on April 14, 2009 at 7:20 AM
Nice one Eric... shows the hunting habitat very well... the sharpness of the bird makes it stand out...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Colin Crowdey on April 14, 2009 at 7:56 AM
great environment shot, made all the better with the lighting. Great composition

cheers

Colin
Posted by keith mitchell on April 14, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Eric this is really nice.
:toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Brian Davis on April 14, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Lovely shot, love the action and the colours. keep up the efforts. look forward to seeing more.
Posted by Rob Howard on April 14, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Hi Eric,

Lovely light and a great pose, nice position in the frame also. I look forward to seeing some "perched on the post" shots :wink:

Regards

Rob
Posted by Bob Malvin on April 14, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Gorgeous! That is a wonderful subject o work on. I can't wait to see some more work on him. Anticipating close-ups!
Posted by Justin on April 14, 2009 at 3:34 PM
A very nice shot in lovely, warm light.

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Posted by Ian Mason on April 14, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Beautiful image! That pheasant is doing a very good job of being inconspicuous!!
Posted by Andy Astbury on April 15, 2009 at 2:52 AM
Nice capture Eric :toast:

500 f4? :eek: :cool: Been investing the family fortune matey?!
Posted by eric weight on April 15, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Thank you for the kind comments folks.
:biggrin:
Sadly not Andy. I must have forgotten to take my tablet again. I should have put f4.5.
:wavey: Eric
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 16, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Hello Eric.

Nice capture in lovely light.

Glad to see your getting good results with that lens now.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Cheryl Surry on April 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Good to have met you at Brandon the other day.

See I did have a log in on here :wink:

Great light you had there for that session