My First Barred Owl

[rebphoto]

The lighting was a little overcast for the day , but came across this owl sitting by the edge of the road.





Nikon D300, 200-400mm, f/5, 1/320s, ISO 800, +0.33 EV , Aperture Priority

Rodney

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Very nice pose and the light conditions were nice and subdued. Well composed. Nice and sharp. What is the exif data? camera, lens, SS, f/stop....

[Jean Chang]

You're so lucky! I still haven't snagged an owl.

I like the pose, composition, and the blurred suggestion of trees on the left. I know the perch blocks the tail, but it doesn't bother me. I think it's a beautiful shot. The face could be a smidgen brighter, but that could just be my monitor.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

As others have said, very nice exposure, compostion and depth of field. The OOF branch is not OOF enough to be distracting. Impressive for iso800. You must have naled the exposure in-camera itself. Congrats.

[Lise De Serres]

Great exposure on this owl!
Very sharp image with beautiful colours under this light!!

[Ted Willcox]

Beautiful image. Nice detail. I just love the soft light.
Ted

[rebphoto]

Thanks for the comments, I was really surprised when I seen him sitting in a tree by the road by a field. I was more surprised when I got my camera and tripod out and he did fly. I quickly snapped off a few pictures then thanked the owl then put the camera back into the car and left him sitting on his branch.

Rodney