Barn Owl - front & side

[JeffH]

Had a walk around our local Barn Owl territory this afternoon and got these close up front and side view shots of this beauty just as it was coming out of one of the 4 nestboxes within the territory for its late afternoon/early evening hunting foray -






Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls and Avocets)

[htcdude]

Great shots as usual Jeff! Love the composition and setting for the face on one

Nige

[snake]

Stunning shots of a beautiful bird.
Its not often you can get them against that lovely blue background, especially this time of the year.

[JeffH]

Thanks guys - it was a lovely bright afternoon here in rural Cambs today, made all the better for seeing this beauty

Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls and Avocets)

[colincurry]

Very nice, Jeff.

Colin

[pressld2]

Superb Jeff. I'm turning bright green here!

Dave P.

[KentYeti]

You know what I'm going to say Jeff!

But apart from being green with envy at you getting so close to a wild Barn Owl, LOL!, really lovely shots.

Would love to know how far away you were from that lovely creature, and what camera and settings etc.

Sorry, being a right bore now....

Cheers,

Bryan

[JeffH]

Originally Posted by colincurry

Very nice, Jeff. Colin

Originally Posted by pressld2

Superb Jeff.....Dave P

Thanks Colin and Dave

Originally Posted by pressld2

.... I'm turning bright green here! Dave P.

Probably something you caught from all that nasty mud you've been wading around in

Originally Posted by KentYeti

..... really lovely shots.
Would love to know how far away you were from that lovely creature, and what camera and settings etc.....Bryan

And thank you Bryan

As for camera, settings, etc - I was no more than 5 - 6 metres away and used a Canon 7D with a Canon 100-400 L IS lens at 330mm, aperture priority, f/6.3, centre weighted metering, -2/3 exposure compensation, ISO400 and 1/3200th sec.

Thanks again all

Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls and Avocets)

[htcdude]

As for camera, settings, etc - I was no more than 5 - 6 metres away and used a Canon 7D with a Canon 100-400 L IS lens at 330mm, aperture priority, f/6.3, centre weighted metering, -2/3 exposure compensation, ISO400 and 1/3200th sec.

Were you dressed as a Barn Owl!?! I struggle to get that close to any bird let alone a Barn Owl!

Nige

[solus]

Originally Posted by htcdude

Were you dressed as a Barn Owl!?!

Nige

Perhaps he was dressed as a mouse!