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Barn Owl

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Posted by Karen Summers on April 24, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Another of my favourite bird the Barn Owl taken in Norfolk

Canon 50D,Canon 500f4L + 1.4 convertor,ISO 400,f6.3,1/1600

Posted by David Taylor on April 24, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Beautifully capture. Excellent focus on the eye.

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Posted by Andrew Harrington on April 25, 2010 at 3:32 AM
nice catch light and it looks almost 3D.
Posted by Ron McCombe on April 25, 2010 at 5:23 AM
Nice one Karen

These are one of my favorites too.

Ron
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 25, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Well composed,nice catchlight and lovely soft movement to the wings.Like it,Karen.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on April 25, 2010 at 7:17 AM
Very nice Karen!! Wish they were flying here during the day.

Well done.

Edwin Kats
Posted by David Sewell on April 25, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Great shot, Karen. focus is spot on.

David
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on April 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Amazing flight shot Karen,
Im NOT jealous, not a little bit.
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Bertl
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on April 25, 2010 at 1:14 PM
Hi a fine image Karen.

Phil.
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Posted by Kim Connolly on April 25, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Terrific shot, lovely colour and detail. :toast:
Posted by Philip Newman on April 25, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Delightful flight image Karen. :toast:

Philip Newman
Posted by Simon Litten on April 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Great flight shot :toast:

Simon
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 25, 2010 at 4:37 PM

It's a beauty Karen, the heart shaped face looks superb.

Andy...
Posted by Paul King on April 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM
Hah! so you got a Barn Owl, damn it! love it Karen keep it up.. :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on April 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM
Very nice shot Karen

just enough wing blur and everything else sharp :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 26, 2010 at 5:14 AM
Hi Karen

Just flicking through here, whilst downloading yesterdays little Owl shots, but guess I am in the minority here, as again, I feel this looks like a crop and not full frame? There is detail, but based on the 'techs' and at FF the image IMHO should be cleaner, sharper & have more detail especially at 1/1600? Hey Ho :wink:
Posted by Karen Summers on April 26, 2010 at 6:25 AM
thanks everyone,Hey Ho Stephen :biggrin:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on April 26, 2010 at 7:56 AM
Very nice flight shot, Karen. :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 26, 2010 at 8:03 AM
I guess that's the difference Karen between, in the field and set-ups, it just takes longer to get the shot, but the shot is worth waiting for. The more you are out & about the better you will become in terms of shooting and improving your photographic skills.

BTW, just be careful with the MKIV, especially when cropping, it might not be as forgiving as the 50D :wavey:
Posted by Dale Sutton on April 26, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Superb lighting Karen and a good all round shot.

Dale :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on April 26, 2010 at 9:12 AM
I was up at 5 in the morning to get the owl shots I got thanks to some info from Major,I put many hours in trying for these birds and it was hard work many early mornings I know I am not the best photographer I think we all have lots to learn ,I don t always do set up shots although I see nothing wrong in them they take time and patience to,I have put a lot of hours and walked many miles for some of my shots,as I know many on here do,so I am proud of what I have achieved.I didn t find the 50D forgiving in cropping but thanks for the tip :smile:
Posted by Mark Green on April 26, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Really nice Barn owl Karen catch lights are lovely, the barn owls at my work seem to have disapeared. I miss them loads..hope they come back one day.
have fun with the 1D4. cropping power is amazing.

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Mark.G