Barn Owl flying by [Photography Contest Pictures of Animals & Wildlife Photography]
Uploaded: September 22, 2009 13:17:33
The soft late summer light and the catch light in the eye, the background with the soft colors of the natural environment and the beautiful bird makes this image special to me. I was astonished by the detail of the bird and could almost see him passing by, just by looking at the image. I could have cropped the image a little but I liked the surroundings of the bird, so I did not crop at all.
Barn Owls are very silent flyers, but it is just a feeling I get from this image.
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/32000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1000, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Donna Bedermann September 22, 2009
Fantastic capture Mariette! I agree with you no crop needed here, the colors are wonderful! #1183498Michele Wetzel September 22, 2009
Mariette,Awesome capture! Excellent details and background!
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Rod Partington September 22, 2009
Awesome capture,Mariette!Well done!Amy M. Wilson September 22, 2009
Fabulous capture, colors, timing and clarity... well done, Mariette! #7972025Tim Heimel September 22, 2009
Excellent capture of a moving and challenging subject! Looks like a winner to me! #7972136Kevin P. Kreischer September 22, 2009
Stunning capture Mariette! #7972659Clyde Smith September 22, 2009
Great capture Mariette. #7972862Michelle Alton September 23, 2009
A shot I would love to have taken! #7973373Hal Bambrick September 23, 2009
Super NICE Capture!!!!. #7976382Thomas E. Hinds September 23, 2009
Awesome shot! Beautiful detail! #7976977Erica Murphy October 22, 2009
A truly remarkable image!! Congratulations on your finalist which is such a great capture!! #8059581Freddy Bland October 22, 2009
Congratulations on this beauty of a finalist!! #8060627Thomas E. Hinds October 22, 2009
Very nice Finalist! WTG! #8060651Melissa G. Meiselman October 23, 2009
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist!!!! #8062481Kim Andelkovic October 23, 2009
Brilliant Capture.....congrats on the finalist its a fantastic image. #8063318Shawn Jennings October 23, 2009
Fantastic capture, Mariette! Congratulations on your finalist! #8064244Nancyj E. Hovey October 23, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SPhyllis H. Burchett October 23, 2009
Awesome capture! Congrats! #8064549mariette geest October 23, 2009
Thanks guys for looking and for your kind comments. This image is still one of my own favs. The colors, softness of the day and the light made it a special moment and I still enjoy looking at the image. #8064633James Fike October 23, 2009
Very nice capture and I am glad you didn't crop it. Congratulations on your Finalist. Great job. #8065525Usman M. Bajwa October 23, 2009
Awesome in-flight capture of this stunning bird, Mariette! Congrats. on a well deserved Finalist!!UB. #8067245
Anne M. Young October 24, 2009
Congratulations what a super finalist! #8067669Dianna Murphy October 24, 2009
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