Barn Owl in flight

by John MacTavish

Gallery: AvianPosted September 6, 20042,311 views18 comments

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Geoff Shapiro on September 6, 2004 at 6:28 PM

John, in my opinion, this is a great shot, period! 'Nuff said (at least from me).

Registered on July 29, 2004, 73 Posts, 433 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 6, 2004 at 6:41 PM

I expected this to be a comtrolled setup bird. Very impressive for a wild bird in the wild.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Arthur Sevestre on September 6, 2004 at 6:46 PM

Very impressive work. How many chances did you have to make this shot? I love the shape you caught it in. The wings seem to go on forever! The exposure is perfect too. Nothing to niggle about here!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 275 Posts, 888 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on September 6, 2004 at 6:49 PM

Incredible!! Going B&W has never before made me like an image better, but I can't imagine better than this!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Ross on September 6, 2004 at 7:08 PM

Excellent shot, you've caught the wings just right, excellent work considering you're technique.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Garber on September 6, 2004 at 7:52 PM

Great shot, blows me away!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Grey on September 6, 2004 at 7:59 PM

That's just a terrific shot!

Registered on December 2, 2003, 144 Posts, 2069 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Royse on September 6, 2004 at 10:48 PM

Great shot! As someone else mentioned, it's even more impressive since it's not a controlled setup.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 218 Posts, 2427 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Creasser on September 7, 2004 at 5:30 AM

Excellent image John that has great impact.

Martin.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 31 Posts, 469 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Danzenbaker on September 7, 2004 at 11:41 AM

I'll second everyone's comments, especially liking the fact that this is a wild bird.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 40 Posts, 791 Comments

Comment posted by Garth McElroy on September 7, 2004 at 1:30 PM

Super! Love the B+W here.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments

Comment posted by John Varley on September 7, 2004 at 6:03 PM

Superb John

Registered on November 1, 2003, 4 Posts, 51 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on September 7, 2004 at 7:56 PM

Outstanding shot,John.Hard to improve on this,IMHO.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by Lee Daniels on September 7, 2004 at 8:33 PM

Most striking, elemental and effective!

Registered on December 31, 2003, 115 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by Jesus Salillas on September 8, 2004 at 11:47 AM

Wow, I really like those wings!

Great capture and excellent idea with the B/W.

Registered on August 17, 2004, 27 Posts, 161 Comments

Comment posted by Nick on September 9, 2004 at 6:45 PM

Glad your squeaker is working

- and your camera too

Would prefer it in colour..but you take what you can get

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Re. the WB...you could try shooting a piece of white paper under same lighting and then using it to get a custom WB for converting this shot.

TTFN

Registered on November 1, 2003, 96 Posts, 309 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy on September 11, 2004 at 10:09 PM

Marvellous, John! The white bird on the black background is very effective, and together with your chosen composition make for a very artful picture.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 331 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Graham on October 23, 2004 at 7:14 AM

Must have missed this one somehow.
Superb shot in every way. I love it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 902 Comments