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Barn Owl

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted February 15, 2011267 views18 comments

Another Barn Owl from a few weeks ago when I must have took hundreds of images.I have made it a mission of mine to really work on these beautiful creatures and shall be returning to hopefully get more in a few weeks time. Have lots of close ups showing lots of the detail but also like the more habitat shots to and thought this one shows the more delicate look that these birds have.

Canon 1DMK4, Canon 500f4L +1.4 convertor, ISO 800, f5.6,1/500

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on February 15, 2011 at 9:10 AM

Best yet.
All there is to say
JR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on February 15, 2011 at 9:21 AM

The lighting on the bird is superb, and I love the composition. A shame about those o.o.f. twigs, but I guess you can't have everything. Rather like John's hawfinch, this series just keeps getting better and better.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 15, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Funny you should say that about the oof twigs David I thought it gave the image some habitat without it looking to cluttered have got some more plainer backgrounds in other images that I have yet to sort out

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Burton on February 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM

I do hope they keep getting better as they have so far!

Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments

Comment posted by eric weight on February 15, 2011 at 12:50 PM

That's beautiful Karen. I know it's a matter of opinion, but I wouldn't have this any other way. Leave the twigs in for me, they give structure to the image.

eric

Registered on December 4, 2007, 10 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Jones on February 15, 2011 at 1:06 PM

Wild Barn Owl in the wild beautiful!! BG is not a problem as its nature for me, love the portrait composition and soft lighting.

Registered on January 31, 2009, 67 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 15, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Karen it's just great ,please leave it as it is.
Keith

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by rosemary green on February 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Love it as it is.Your barn Owl shots are stunning!

Registered on December 11, 2010, 0 Posts, 50 Comments

Comment posted by Edwin kats on February 15, 2011 at 3:21 PM

Beautiful Karen, just beautiful. No nits from me. Cracking shot.

Edwin

Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on February 15, 2011 at 3:58 PM

A beauty Karen.

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 15, 2011 at 8:05 PM

Beautiful shot Karen!

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments

Comment posted by Shaun Simpson on February 16, 2011 at 2:29 PM

Fantastic shot, like it just the way it is

Registered on June 6, 2010, 12 Posts, 110 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 16, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Superb as posted, Karen.

Hope you enjoyed Glyn's Cuban Tody, it's such a smart little bird.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Chris O'Reilly on February 16, 2011 at 5:31 PM

Hi Karen
You seem to have a monopoly on barn owl images - I agree with David's comment about them just getting better. I like this image because of the inclusion of the twigs - sometimes it is how an image 'feels' which determines if it is a keeper or not. This one feels right to me.

Cheer,
Chris

Registered on May 30, 2008, 8 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Bartlett on February 16, 2011 at 6:56 PM

Don't change a thing !! Top shot

Registered on March 9, 2008, 9 Posts, 113 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on February 17, 2011 at 1:38 PM

I can't add any further constructive critique than has already been said Karen so I shall just echo the previous comments and say it is a fabulous image.

Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 17, 2011 at 6:45 PM

This is an excellent image Karen

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Haskell on February 20, 2011 at 6:03 PM

I like the idea of the bush, the pastel palette...and I even recognise the location having spent some of last week there...when they all decided to hide.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments