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Barn Owl

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17 replies
Posted by Des Ong on February 1, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Took this in one late afternoon just as the sun was setting, and everything turned red.

D300, 500mm, f6.3, 1/400s, iso400.
Posted by Ron McCombe on February 1, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Nice one

Lovely light

Ron
Posted by Fran French on February 1, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Oh yes very nice Des. Superb light and complimentary b/g, like this very much.

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on February 1, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Love the composition and lighting makes the image for me,looks like somewhere on the north west coast I go Des? marshland,reedbeds?,anyway lovely image :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Philip Newman on February 1, 2010 at 4:20 PM
Superb lighting and composition Des. :toast: :toast:

Posted by Karen Summers on February 1, 2010 at 4:57 PM
lovely shot great light
Posted by Liam Pauling on February 2, 2010 at 2:34 AM
Great shot, I agree with the above as the light is perfect.

:toast:
liam
Posted by John Chapman on February 2, 2010 at 4:48 AM
Hi Des, absolutely Superb. :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on February 2, 2010 at 5:09 AM
Great shot, with gorgeous light. :smile:
Posted by Brett Lewis on February 2, 2010 at 5:27 AM
I think one of the best Barn owl and environment shots I've seen to date Des, it works for me on so many levels. Very well composed and executed image.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on February 2, 2010 at 7:02 AM
Echo Brett's comment above Des, it says it all. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by Mike Andrews on February 2, 2010 at 7:44 AM
He even looks as though he's squinting because of the low sun. :smile:

Very nice. :toast:
Posted by Mark Green on February 2, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Nice Light and lots of atmosphere, i think i recognise that owl too :wink:

:toast:
Mark.G
Posted by Paul Rosser on February 2, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Simply beautiful!!! Stunning image :wavey: :toast:
Paul.
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on February 2, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Simply lovely, great lighting and composition, I also agree with Brett's comments :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on February 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Hello Des.

Now that just beautiful and one of the nicest enviromental shots I've seen for a while. The lighting is just something else.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 2, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Lovely bird set in its enviroment with that very nice light Des.

Major.
Posted by John Robinson on February 2, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Good "bird in habitat" shot.
Cheers
JR