Barn Owl (c)

[Raymond Barlow]

Image fired at a recent workshop I hosted locally, this bird has the most amazing feathers I have seen on any bird... unfortunatly, here in Ontario barn owls are very rare, and very much protected from photographers, so getting this bird in the wild is not going to happen around here.

D300 / 200-400 VR
240mm - 1/100 sec - F4 - iso 320
cloned out the jessies.

A few more images on my homepage (http://www.raymondbarlow.com).

Thanks for looking!

[Morkel Erasmus]

Hi Raymond

love the BG, exposure and colours, and wish the head was turned towards you...
:)

[Harshad Barve]

lovely image with nice BG and details
HA mentioned
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great image Raymond, loved the pose, the colours, great BG and details here, congrats.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Works for me, a tad more head turn would be great but as it is it works. What I loved the most here, is not only the species, light, and detail but the BG.. that is just superb IMO.
Congratulations!

[Hendri Venter]

HA mentioned but not a big issue for me. Its such a beatifull owl and it pops very nicely from a great BG. Well done Raymind.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Raymond, Lovely looking species, and you nailed the exposure on those whites. Overall, good detail and I like the colours in the BG.

[David Fletcher]

Beautiful looking bird Ray. HA mentioned, but wish the wings weren't dropped. Love the bg and good on you for the setting. (I have the same trouble with Great Grays.... none locally so have to use captive birds). :). Not ideal but a fact of life.

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice one Ray...sharp, color bang on...background cool fall colors...

[colincarter]

stunning shot Ray, beautiful birds Barn owls, composition excellent and a great background too.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great pose and I don't mind the HA at all. :) I wish the light were more even in the BG though, however that is also not really a big deal. Beautiful plumage on this owl Ray. Thanks for sharing.