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Sunset Barn Owl

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Posted by Craig Jones on February 21, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Sunset Barn Owl
Photo of a male Barn Owl from the site I have spent the last two month at and loved my time with this beautiful male,he seems to be staying at this site :jump: :jump: so a long and enjoyable project is hopefully planned where I hope to capture him during this time.He's captured here having caught his prey, in the process picking up long grass which can be seen in this image.The sun was almost set and I love the shape of the wings which are backlit by the setting sun

All Comments And Advice Welcome

Nikon D3S
Nikon F4VR600
F5.6,1/1000
iso 400,-0.3ev
Matrix
PP-LR2.6,CS3,Full Frame :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Kim Connolly on February 21, 2010 at 12:46 PM
A really beautiful composition Craig, the background colour is fabulous, as is the detail. Brilliant! :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on February 21, 2010 at 1:06 PM
I really like this one. Well composed, lovely background colours and good detail. :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on February 21, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Very nice Craig,

just enough detail retained in the Owl and a beautiful background :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on February 21, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Beautiful capture!

David :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on February 21, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Very nice Craig, that sky is beautiful.

Des :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on February 21, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Very nice Craig, seems to be a very productive site.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 21, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Very nice Craig. The debris out the back adds a bit of intrigue to the image.

Major.
Posted by Liam Pauling on February 21, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Brilliant image Craig, looking forward to more!

:toast:

liam
Posted by Paul Hobson on February 21, 2010 at 5:22 PM
Nice one Craig

Paul
www.paulhobson.co.uk
Posted by Danny Green on February 22, 2010 at 6:17 AM
Nice Shot Craig beautiful background.

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on February 22, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Hi Craig, a very nice capture. :toast:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on February 22, 2010 at 8:02 AM
Great wing position, equally so the composition and the trails of grass add that extra something. And different in style to your previous barnies, good stuff.
Posted by David Taylor on February 22, 2010 at 8:06 AM
As a botonist I love the grass and the owl is not bad as well. :biggrin: :wink: Excellent capture. Well done Craig. :wavey:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on February 22, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Spot on, I love this Craig. The colours and backlit feathers are great :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on February 22, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Hi it doesn't really work for me I don't find the composition particularly pleasing, I can also see quite sharp graduating circles in the background and what looks like a bright spot around the owl, the actual content of the image isn't particularly strong with the owl being so small in the frame.

It would probably have been better taken and a dx body that way giving you more detail and the owl would have been bigger in the frame making the back lighting on the wings more of a feature.

Phil.

:toast: :wavey:
Posted by Craig Jones on February 22, 2010 at 11:50 AM
I cannot remember you ever posting any comments on any of my images,so this is a first! :razz: :razz: :razz: :wavey: :jump: :jump:
Posted by Paul Rosser on February 22, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Nothing wrong with this image Craig, beautifull colours!
Regards,
Paul. :biggrin: