Hanging Out...!

This is one posted for Craig Jones, it is one of the images that was selected to be exhibited for the BWPAs under the 'Urban Wildlife' category. It was taken during the summer when I was due to meet PhilH on site at one of Kent's, RSPB reserves. Alas in the 10 mins in which I arrived, this young owl became very inquisitive as I peered over the wall at it, sitting in a nearby apple tree.

It was so inquisitive of me that it left the cover of the tree and flew to this washing line in the back garden of the house there and proceeded to bob up and down as they often do and I managed to get a few shots before it flew back into the dense cover.. Phil was not amused as I shared my encounter with him when he finally arrived..

Kind regards,

Brett


Canon 1D MKIII, Canon 100-400 (400mm), Hand held
1/320 @ f10, ISO 400, Full Frame

...and a bit of the bobbing action going on..!

Brett

What a nice encounter often the odd unintended ones come out on top a real bonus.

Brilliant! It gives a good idea of scale too seeing it resting on that clothespeg.

Tim

The washing line makes it! Excellent.

Pete

Great shot, I love the eye contact.

I believe Louis Marie Preau has a very similar shot somewhere on his website.

A very original shot Brett. I like it.
Robert

I'm starting to loose count of the people I am not speaking to Its superb and a great example of being in the right place at the right time and having the skill to get the image when it presents itself.

Once again well done for getting two images into the exhibition....

Love the title and the pictures. Brilliant spot and take.

Ha ha! I have heard about this shot on a few occasions!! Well done Brett, on a fantastic capture.

Just goes to show that the early bird catches the worm

Hope to catch up with you soon.

Fran

Great shot. Wildlife in this country is so involved with human beings that shots with no signs of human activity in them are probably the least natural shots of the lot. Images like this that show it existing close to us are some of my favourites.
I think that if it were mine, I would lose the Oof peg on the left and move the bird off centre, but whatever still an excellent shot.
Eric

An excellent opportunist shot Brett - well caught

I can see that we shall have to draw the line here and take you down a peg or two!
Sorry, I couldn't resist that. An excellent shot from a fine series.

David

that's a nice one Brett and the unusual perch really gives it something special. Well taken.

Matt

Excellent photo, I can see why it got chosen for the exhibition.

Really nice , i echo everyone elses comments, its nice to see wildlife in a different setting, really makes the image.


Mark.G

Thats a great shot Brett. Its a shame you cut the head off the one where the owl was stretched out. Great series and congrats on inclusion with the exhibition.
Ian

That's different !
Cheers
JohnR

Thanks Guys, comments appreciated..

I take on board some of the comments about composition but i also wanted to show it as I saw and took the image in it's entirety.

Ian: you will see that i only added the smaller images to show off the behaviour that was going on at the time, but rest assured that I did get an image of it stretched out with the head included. I just thought it was fun to show you what I was seeing through the lens..

Kind regards,

Brett

Great shot Brett. I think the pegs add a lot to this one.

Well Brett what can I say told you it would be well liked and the first time I saw it at the awards I loved it,very different and very funny/cute at the same time,everything sits well with me;composition,detail,the lot and well done,and lastly thank you for posting it as I'd asked and hope this fellow brings you some more success

A bit different from the norm and an interesting and humourous image.

Excellent capture indeed, with a definite touch of humour.

Super shot Brett and not something you see everyday, so very well done on the capture.

Andy...