I came across this youngster on my way home from a spotlighting outing and saw him sitting on the road near a bunch of turf farms. My plan was to capture a photo to show the species' vulnerability to traffic but he was too quick and flew into this tree. I guess it makes a better setting than tar.
I don't have the exif handy but for Barn Owls this is what I use,
30D, 300/4L IS + 1.4x, manual mode, ISO400, f/8, 1/125th, 430EX @ +1/3 with beamer, I think it's either full frame or pretty close from memory.
Nice night time capture Akos! I like the pose and the big leaves. With the strong strobe lighting, I assume you had major red-eye issues? Is this an Oz Barn Owl?:p
Thanks Dan, no issues with the eyes on this guy. He was in sight of my high beams so perhaps that helped. Normally with the Tyto genus I have not experienced as much red-eye issues as with our only other genus Ninox. Those guys really suck for red eyes. This is an Australian species that has recently been reclassified as Tyto javanica, however, it's treated as conspecific with T. alba. The mind boggles. :)
You really achieved some amazing details here and the leaves make a nice BG. You do well with your flashed images, and that's not easy to do. This exposure looks right on.
Barn owls are sure crazy looking creatures. You can really see how they use that face to concentrate sounds. The eyes on this one got a little lost but they are like barred owl eyes.....hard to record.