EPJ - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2010Posted February 2, 20104,433 views15 comments

Environmental Photojournalism Gallery - 2nd Honorable Mention
Entangled

Barbed wire and wildlife are often a sad combination.

This sad barn owl became entangled near the Sacramento Wildlife Preserve, and died in it's struggles. I'm guessing it had not been lifeless very long, or the scavengers would have found it.
D300
500mm
1/320 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

SAndy
website: http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Hank Pennington on February 2, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Wow! That's unique and sad. I grew up around barbed wire and have built my share of fences, and seen some sad results. But never a bird, much less an owl.

The sweep of the wings while its face is still visible, and your careful management of DOF and background give this huge impact. The "writhing" stalks all around it only increase the effect. Very professional capture of a very sad event.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on February 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Congratulations, Sandy.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 10, 2010 at 10:52 AM

A very powerful shot, Sandy. It's sad this beautiful creature met such a fateful ending. Congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 13, 2010 at 12:29 AM

Great shot, very sad. Ive got a long scar down my leg from barbed wire. Word to wise: never jump over a barbed wire fence in the snow, its a very dumb thing to attempt...

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on March 4, 2010 at 9:41 AM

poor owl. I wonder how that happened. quite rare an owl would get caught by barbed wire like this one.
poor owl but great image.
georg

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 11, 2010 at 1:13 AM

A sad image, Sandy. I don't think owls in barbed wire fences are as rare as one might think. I found a Great Horned Owl caught in a barbed wire fence several years ago - still alive. I cut him out and took him to our local raptor rescue. Unfortunately, he was too far gone and expired a short while later.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 3, 2011 at 11:04 AM

Congratulations, Sandy.

Well deserved.

Happy New Year,

Carol

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM

Congratulation, Sandy. Well deserved!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 3, 2011 at 2:08 PM

A very sad site here, Sandy. But also very high with impact of understanding exactly what happened here too.
Congratulations on the selection and the EP award for the year 2010 in this category.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 3, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Congratulations on the 2nd Honorable Mention EPJ Sandy! Sad story about the owl with powerful visual impact.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 3, 2011 at 5:16 PM

Congratulations, my friend, on this honor. A most powerful image, indeed, and beautifully done. How terribly, terribly sad for the owl... My heart hurts for it.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 3, 2011 at 7:25 PM

A graphic and very effective image Sandy. Congratulations on the Honorable Mention!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 3, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Congrats on the EPA 2010 pick, Sandy. A strong photograph that moves the viewer. Makes a strong environmental statement.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on January 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Congratulations on your 2010 EP, Sandy.
I always enjoy you images and your comments.
May 2011 be good to you.
Neil

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 4, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Congrats on the well deserved 2010 EPA, Sandy!

A really strong image.

D&L

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