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Sunset silhouetted Barn Owl.

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Posted by Phil Mclean on May 5, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Sunset silhouetted Barn Owl.
I was unsure whether to leave the pine twigs/needles in the top left corner or not.What do you think?
Thanks for any comments.
Canon 1D Mk11N,500+1.4 canon lens,1/400 f5.6 and iso400.

Phil. :wavey:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 5, 2010 at 2:55 PM
I would remove the branches Phil, just distracting and add nothing.

Certain a different portrayal of a Barn Owl from the more standard ones we have seen.

TFS
steve
Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 5, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Lovely atmospheric shot :toast:


Get rid of the twigs :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on May 5, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Think this is a lovely shot,agree twigs to go.
:toast: Keith.
Posted by Edwin kats on May 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Yep, twigs have to go :biggrin:

Seriously..wonderful shot!!

Edwin
Posted by Ian Haskell on May 5, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Cool light...nice composition. Twigs to go.

Ian
Posted by simon manning on May 5, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Poor ol twigs ,to be honest i think they add to it after all the bird was sitting (i presume )in a tree which part of it were the offending twigs .Removing them sterilises the natural composition imo.Keep the twigs :toast:

Simon
Posted by Ron McCombe on May 5, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Nice one Phil
Posted by Brett Lewis on May 5, 2010 at 7:07 PM
I'd like to see more branches at the top to really emphasise the environment aspect of this shot. I really like the idea and BG in this shot.

Brett
Posted by Craig Jones on May 6, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Beautiful image,I too would remove the oof area top left,stunning colours in the sky,wonderful image Phil :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on May 6, 2010 at 4:06 AM
It is a lovely image. As for the twigs, we either need to see more of them across the top, or they need to go..

David
Posted by Bob Cox on May 6, 2010 at 4:47 AM
A very different barn owl picture .Leave the twiggs they give a lid to the shot.very nice .

Bob.
Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 6, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Really different and very good - superb sky too. I would keep the twigs (and the owl :biggrin: ) :toast:
Posted by Phil Mclean on May 6, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Twigs are making a comeback.
May need extra time and penalties! :biggrin:

Phil :wavey:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 6, 2010 at 12:45 PM
I would remove the twigs from this very nice image!

David :toast:
Posted by eric weight on May 7, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Whether the twigs stay or go, I would like some more room on the right on the right so that the owl is looking across the shot rather than out of it. I think more branches above the bird would have been good actually as Brett says, but if there are no more available I'd probably lose them.
Aside from all that there is an excellent shot in there and it was well seen.
:toast: eric
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 7, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Hello Phil.

Beautiful shot and like your composition with the branch coming in at one end and going out at the other.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Justin on May 8, 2010 at 4:49 AM
A very nice atmospheric image. I'd keep the foliage in. :toast: