Barn owl

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held manual mode ISO 1000 1/4000 sec f7.1
A massive crop, I think I have discovered how to get closer - fingers crossed.
All C&C welcome

[William Dickson]

Brilliant Jonathan, hope you do get closer Never seen a barn owl up here for a long time Well done Lovely image

[keith mitchell]

Hope it all works out for you Jonathan, but until that time comes this will do very nicely .

Cheers Keith.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Wonderful image with great light and story telling as well.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Jonathan - Nice light and colors. The wildflowers add nicely to the image. There's one large specular highlight in the middle of top band that I would blend a little more if it were mine. I hope you are successful in getting closer.

TFS,
Rachel

[Bill Dix]

I'd be happy to have this one in my files, until that closer one materializes. Look forward to seeing it when it does. Nice hunting pose, foreground and background. I also noticed that highlight that Rachel mentioned, and the grass foreground feels a bit sharpened - maybe just the way the light hits it.

[Robert Hardy]

very nice hope you can get closer I too need to do that.
Rob.

[Andy Shepherd]

Great timing on this one, Jon...resulting in a super wing position. Love the flower laden foreground.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, I feel the IQ has held up well if you say this is a 'massive crop'. Good hunting pose from the owl, and he pops nicely against the grassy enviroment.

You havent included your camera in your techs, but I presume this was with your 1DX.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much everyone, I thought I might have been slated with the crop being to so large! I have been back several times and I got much closer to where the bird had been I managed to hide in the hedgerow.... yup the darn thing has not been back since!
Stu - yes 1DX.