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Barn Owl

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Posted by Ian Cook on April 4, 2010 at 5:37 PM
Barn Owl
Taken this evening in Lincolnshire.

Canon EOS 1D MK4, EF 600 F4 IS L PLUS 1.4 TC ON GITZO 3540LS tripod with Wimberley 2 Head.

The image is uncropped, and more or less as it was taken :)

Camera Maker: Canon

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

Image Date: 2010-04-04 17:43:10 +0100

Focal Length: 840.0mm

Focus Distance: 25.70m

Aperture: f/5.6

Exposure Time: 1/800
ISO equiv: 100

Exposure Bias: -1.00 EV

Metering Mode: Spot

Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

White Balance: Auto

Flash Fired: No


Posted by simon manning on April 4, 2010 at 5:57 PM
thats nice :wink:

Simon
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 4, 2010 at 6:10 PM
Hello Ian.

Nice capture with some nice light and the composition works well.

Full frame show off.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Craig Jones on April 4, 2010 at 6:55 PM
The hunting pose you have caught here makes the image for me :wink: :wink: a really natural looking Barn Owl,doing what they do best :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Tim Taylor on April 5, 2010 at 3:21 AM
What a dream to get this full frame. I would probably have fiddled with levels a bit and ruined it. As it is, the natural feel is half of the success of the shot.

Tim :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 5, 2010 at 4:10 AM
A fine capture Ian, would be interested to hear your thoughts on the Mk4?

Andy...
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 5, 2010 at 6:29 AM
Always lovely to see this,and to capture a fine image,even better.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on April 5, 2010 at 7:16 AM
nice image Ian you are getting a few of these to
Posted by Ian Cook on April 5, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Thanks all for the kind comments :)

Karen, yeah, since i got made redundant in March, im finding i have far too much time on my hands, so getting out with the camera keeps me moving and stops me getting into trouble ;)

Andy, re the Mk4, im finding it amazing, i didnt really have any problems with my Mk3 that i couldnt put 90% of at my feet (ie i messed up a lot ;)) but the AF is definitely better, it seems slightly slower to lock on, but once it is locked it stays there pretty much unless i'm not using a tripod and resting on the car window trying to pan when it all goes pear shaped lol :) Been having a few srange issues with RAW when shooting Hares, it seems to choose the White Balance at random lol but im sure ill work that out as well :)

Check my website for latest pics, they are all clearly marked with what camera and lens is used so hopefully it will be of some help :)

Drop me a mail or pm if you want to know anymore :)

Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 5, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Thanks for the reply Ian, great stoat pics on your website too.

Andy...
Posted by John Chapman on April 6, 2010 at 3:56 AM
Hi Ian, what a great capture. :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on April 7, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Nice FF capture Ian
Posted by Bob Cox on April 10, 2010 at 4:18 AM
Good shot , nice to see the bird big in the frame , looks a little flat on my monitor though .

Bob.