Wrong Again

Gallery: AvianPosted June 29, 2013153 views11 comments

I thought I wouldn't have another chance at the juvenile Barn Owls, but two of them were nice enough to choose a perch that was visible from our porch when they went to roost this morning. It was covered from most directions but fairly open toward us. I couldn't resist and first went back quite early, using iso 1600. When they hadn't moved as the sky got brighter, I went back and took some shots at iso 800. They even stayed there well into the morning. One left and the second was showing signs of moving, so I went back for a third try. they're well trained-as soon as I started back it held still and never shifted pose while I was within sight.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs, f8, 1/80, iso 800, Av mode with -1/3 compensation. Processed in CS6 and cropped to 10.1 MP. Taken this morning at 6:32 am.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 29, 2013 at 7:44 PM

Really excellent plumage display, in a very complementary setting. I could wish for full greenery, but the owls have such a presence I don't think it really matters. Just excellent, Dennis.

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on June 30, 2013 at 6:58 AM

Another great shot of these birds Dennis. Nice of them to cooperate and of you to do a great job of capturing these moments.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on June 30, 2013 at 11:14 AM

Love the matching poses from these two beauties, great work, Dennis

Andy...

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 30, 2013 at 5:08 PM

Wonderful shot Dennis with great feather detail and lighting.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 30, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Pretty good, Dennis.
Very nice work on these guys.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 30, 2013 at 10:38 PM

Such beautiful plumage they have! Nice details and I like that they both have the same foot raised. Well done! Sharon

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 30, 2013 at 10:58 PM

Dennis,
This is an award winning shot. The feather detail, the colors, the pose, the surroundings are all wonderful.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 1, 2013 at 1:30 AM

Sweet photo of this pair resting together Dennis. Wonderful details visible in the large version. What a great resident for your backyard. Nice work taking advantage of this seemingly rare occurrence.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 1, 2013 at 9:07 AM

Excellent capture Dennis. Nice to get both juveniles together.
May

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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on July 1, 2013 at 9:13 AM

Beautiful shot. Beautiful animal.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 2, 2013 at 2:30 PM

I'm glad you were wrong (see caption). This is a a gorgeous image. Interesting that they hold their foot in the same position.

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