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Barn Owl At Dusk+Repost

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Posted by Craig Jones on May 2, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Barn Owl At Dusk+Repost
Photo of a barn owl hunting over the marshes at parkgate, here the owl is 'lifting' off having caught something, sorry about the little bit of noise thats because it was almost dark. Thanks for looking

All Comment/Advice Welcome

Tech;
D300,600VR
F5.6,1/250
Iso 800
PP-CS3,Full Frame/No Crop :wink: :wink:
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Posted by Danny Green on May 2, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Hello Craig

Cracking idea and the potenial for the shot is there, the quality and the noise lets it down because of the lighting conditions and you know my opinion and that is to keep going back to the same spot night after night and eventually it will all fall into place.

Danny :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on May 2, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Thanks Danny, been back lots of times for a repeat of this but the weather changes there so quickly, when the sun set's there it has this magical glow to the place/ marshes :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on May 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Lovely picture. I like the position of the wings. Well done.
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Posted by Des Ong on May 2, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Wonderful shot Craig. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on May 3, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Thanks gents. :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Justin on May 3, 2009 at 6:42 AM
A good atmospheric image. The back-lit wings contrast wonderfully against the darker surroundings. Compositionally, my preference would be a small crop from the top and right of the frame, so as to have the bird on, or near to, the top right intersecting third.
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Posted by Craig Jones on May 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Repositioned(thanks justin) neat image applied to combat the noise, big thank you to stewart canham for talking me through neat image,installing, and helping me over the last hour, a true gent and the kind of help thats brillant when you are as new to wildlife photography/Processing as me :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on May 3, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Repost is a cracker Craig :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Nice one Craig. Sorry just back so first real chance to reply. Looks like your patience is paying off, keep it up. Pleasure to have met you, small world isn't it? :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

Steve
Posted by Craig Jones on May 4, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Thanks everyone, nice to have met you too stephen, if you and hawkeye(sorry graham) are ever up this way email me, take care :wink: