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Tawny Owl

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Posted by Phil Ellard on June 8, 2013 at 4:13 AM
Tawny Owl
Hi all,

Cheers for my Buzzard Image Comments. Again this is from Vince Jones' Barn Owl Centre and a captive bird. I have a number of shots I am pleased with and a lot more to go through. I do not intend to bore you with lots of captive birds so this will be my last post from the day, but i wanted to post it as the Tawny Owl was why i booked the day in the first place. Since i moved into the countryside i so often here them and have occasionally caught a glimpse and really wanted to photograph a Tawny....

As ever all C&C welcomed

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on June 8, 2013 at 7:17 AM
Captive or not, a nice setting and portrait :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on June 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM
Phil

I think the setting really enhances this image.

:wink:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 8, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Lovely image of a superb bird and a species I don't have a single shot of, nicely done, Phil.

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Graham Goddard on June 9, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Never seen one in the wild Phil - maybe that's your next project :wink:
Posted by Bob Johnson on June 10, 2013 at 8:07 AM
Very smart Phil and I love the old brickwork :wink: I would be tempted to crop in from the left a little taking out the gap to the left of the tree to balance the shot a little.

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on June 10, 2013 at 8:19 AM
Amazing some of the set ups that Vince comes up with. I really like this one, and you have made the best of it.

David
Posted by keith mitchell on June 11, 2013 at 2:48 AM
Phil captive or not you have finished with a very good looking image. :wavey:

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 11, 2013 at 3:58 AM
It's a nice image Phil that's for sure..!

But.........ah, there's always one isn't there......I can see the process effect you're going for, sort of "day for night"...but to make it work you need to pull the greens down in saturation then cool the image a little.

I know it was lighter than this when you took the shot 'cos Vinny turns into a vampire long before its this dark!

Good comp and a cracking idea :toast:
Posted by Phil Ellard on June 12, 2013 at 1:54 AM
:wavey: cheers all, oh Andy your good, yeah it was broad daylight, I underexposed in camera and carried own from there pp.... I will look at it at the week, cheers :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Whippey on June 12, 2013 at 7:05 PM
Nice one Phil. A cracking photo and a different setting. :toast: :toast: :toast: