Young Barn Owl With Bug
This picture was taken 58 seconds after the previous picture where we saw the young owl receiving this surprise (non-rodent) meal from it's parent. The other pair of legs that you can see in the picture is the owl's sibling who would love to grab whatever it is. Nineteen seconds later the insect had been swallowed. I know that insects are a great source of protein, and I had read somewhere that barn owls will occasionally eat insects. All of the debris under the owl house is related to rodents. I'm thinking that maybe the parent dropped off the insect just to shut the young ones up, as they had been screeching for food for well over an hour. I don't know what manner of insect this is, but it's about as big as a dragonfly.
Here's a description of the setup that I use for photographing the Barn Owls, and the owl house. Last night I added a 3rd light stand and flash into the mix, in an attempt to get more even lighting, and hopefully do away with some of the shadows. The owl house is on top of a fifteen foot pole, which is about two feet in the ground, so the bottom of owl house is about thirteen feet off of the ground. I have one tall light stand on either side of the owl house, extended as high as they will go. The one on the left is lower because it is positioned on a slope that goes down from the house. The light stand in the middle is a shorter stand than the others, but it is extended as high as it will go. The flash on the left is a YN560, the middle flash is a Strobie 130 and the flash on the right is a YN560-II. All thee strobes are in manual mode set at 1/2 power. The middle and right flash are triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603 and the left flash is in slave mode and is triggered by the light from the other two flashes. I have a Yongnuo RF-603-N trigger on my camera which is triggered by an identical trigger that I have in my hand while sitting in a chair off camera. The Yongnuo triggers can act as either transmitter or receiver. The great thing about these triggers is that they are reliable, and are about $33 for a pair of them on Amazon. Wonderful technology at an amazing price. They're cheap, they work and they have a range of 15 meters
Below, in comments, you can see the setup shot for the pictures I took last night.
Pictures that I've taken of the Barn Owls can be seen in my Barn Owls set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/
Young Barn Owl With Bug
This picture was taken 58 seconds after the previous picture where we saw the young owl receiving this surprise (non-rodent) meal from it's parent. The other pair of legs that you can see in the picture is the owl's sibling who would love to grab whatever it is. Nineteen seconds later the insect had been swallowed. I know that insects are a great source of protein, and I had read somewhere that barn owls will occasionally eat insects. All of the debris under the owl house is related to rodents. I'm thinking that maybe the parent dropped off the insect just to shut the young ones up, as they had been screeching for food for well over an hour. I don't know what manner of insect this is, but it's about as big as a dragonfly.
Here's a description of the setup that I use for photographing the Barn Owls, and the owl house. Last night I added a 3rd light stand and flash into the mix, in an attempt to get more even lighting, and hopefully do away with some of the shadows. The owl house is on top of a fifteen foot pole, which is about two feet in the ground, so the bottom of owl house is about thirteen feet off of the ground. I have one tall light stand on either side of the owl house, extended as high as they will go. The one on the left is lower because it is positioned on a slope that goes down from the house. The light stand in the middle is a shorter stand than the others, but it is extended as high as it will go. The flash on the left is a YN560, the middle flash is a Strobie 130 and the flash on the right is a YN560-II. All thee strobes are in manual mode set at 1/2 power. The middle and right flash are triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603 and the left flash is in slave mode and is triggered by the light from the other two flashes. I have a Yongnuo RF-603-N trigger on my camera which is triggered by an identical trigger that I have in my hand while sitting in a chair off camera. The Yongnuo triggers can act as either transmitter or receiver. The great thing about these triggers is that they are reliable, and are about $33 for a pair of them on Amazon. Wonderful technology at an amazing price. They're cheap, they work and they have a range of 15 meters
Below, in comments, you can see the setup shot for the pictures I took last night.
Pictures that I've taken of the Barn Owls can be seen in my Barn Owls set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157630045851110/