Barn Owl

It’s been many months since I posted anything, work got in the way last autumn and bought my photography to a halt. Looking back through the UKNP posts the bar seems to continue rising, there have been some truly fine pictures posted.
As usual the Essex marshes are fairly bleak in winter so its back to the barn owls I’m afraid, one day Ill get down to the foreshore and try the gees and waders !.

Techs: 50D,600/4,ISO250,400/5.6, Tripod. Some cloning out of bright spots, 30% of frame used.

The light coming through the wings is very nice indeed.

Lovely shot Bob. Agree with Justin that the light through the wings is really nice

C.

Cracking Barn Owl shot with great lighting Bob.

Andy...

Well done for achieving your back lighting on a fine subject.
Just for me the fact that the eye is left in shadow leaves the bird looking a bit dead.

Major.

Hi Bob, great back lighting on a wonderful subject.

I forgot to ask Bob without wanting to be nosey, do you live in Essex?

C.

Bob

and yet another cracker.

another super barn owl in flight

Paul

Well caught, I agree with Major re the eye and also I find the image is lacking a bit of 'warmth'.

Love the pov, and the light and dark BG has added to a wonderful image

I love the lighting on the wings.

David

Lovely lighting and flight image.

Lovely back lighting

Ron

Thanks All .

Bob.

When I saw your name, I did think "haven't see you in a while" but I completely emphatise with the comments about work.
Nice image of a barn owl and hopefully we will see more soon.

T

Very nice shot of a bird I rarely see, let alone had an opportunity to photograph, the lighting from the side really makes it.

Just one comment though, on my monitor I can see some very faint marks/shapes on the right handside. I find these a little distracting. Was there something being cloned out of the original image!

Heath

Heath , those are the light patches that I didn't clone out , its breaks in the hedge line.

Bob.