Barn Owls

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 2015532 views7 comments

Hi everyone! Here's another from our trip to the coast.

These Barn Owls (mating pair) were taking a nap while roosting in the rafters of a dairy barn. It was my first sighting of wild barn owls, so I was pretty excited to just see them, but it was a bonus to be able to photograph them! While it would've been cool to get a picture of them awake and alert, I think it was nice to get an image of them sleeping peacefully.

I'm wondering whether you guys like the color version or the B&W version below better? Please let me know what you think!

Thank y'all for lookin'!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR
ISO 1000
1/13sec @ f/7.1
Mounted on Feisol Tripod and ballhead
Photographed using Live View for accurate focus and to eliminate mirror vibration

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 5, 2015 at 4:29 AM

Here's the B&W version.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 5, 2015 at 8:41 AM

Hi Jenaya,

I prefer the color version as it appears warm and cozy. I also like the composition and the diagonals of the beams. You are lucky to have seen these guys as they are becoming less common. Well done

.................Jim

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 5, 2015 at 12:50 PM

A terrific image as posted. The large color version has wonderful depth and make the image three dimensional and very natural and realistic.

Excellent work at such a low shutter speed.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 5, 2015 at 2:17 PM

Very cool, Jenaya.. I prefer the color version largely because it seems to capture the textures in the wood better and for me this image is as much about the barn as the owls. Excellent dof to get the whole area in crisp focus.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 6, 2015 at 1:02 AM

I like the likes in the bran Jenaya. I also like your subjects and like them positioned in the top left...however, I am struggling a little with the lower right part of the frame. It feels a little unbalanced to me...maybe that is just me....but any chance you thought about a vertical 4x5? I would crop it almost exactly in half discarding the right side of course

Still, nicely seen and love the lines.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 6, 2015 at 4:33 AM

Jenaya its the colour version for me,I do like the way you have captured these in such a relaxed pose,very nice indeed.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on April 9, 2015 at 8:53 PM

Oh wow I would love to see barn owls. I like the color version and amazing job at 1/13s. Awesome so lucky!!!

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