{"id":7139,"date":"2013-01-16T03:55:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T10:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7139"},"modified":"2024-11-26T04:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:01:11","slug":"barn-owl-image-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/01\/16\/barn-owl-image-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"American Barn Owl Image Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Perched Perched American Barn Owl – High Key \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I photographed this perched American Barn Owl yesterday at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area in northern Utah near a hill that was covered in snow which gave this image a high key effect. High key images seem to be an acquired taste and I quite like this one but I also wanted to see what it would look like in black and white.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"PerchedPerched American Barn Owl – Black and White<\/span><\/p>\n

I converted the image to black and white using Photoshop just to see what it would look like.<\/p>\n

I actually like them both, the color image because it shows the rich colors of the American Barn Owl and the black and white image for its simplicity.<\/p>\n

(I ran a poll for 24 hours to see which American Barn Owl image most people preferred)<\/p>\n

The image that got the most votes was the color version\u00a0with 76% and the black and white version was 24% of the vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to view more of my American Barn Owl photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I photographed this perched Barn Owl yesterday at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area in northern Utah near a hill that was covered in snow which gave this image a high key effect. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,27,1022,697,26],"tags":[4004,3985,4083,2663,4536,1123,4094,3967,294,4104,4394,4050,49,4095,373],"class_list":["post-7139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-barn-owls","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-barn-owl","tag-birding","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-black-and-white","tag-high-key-2","tag-marsh","tag-owl","tag-owls","tag-perched","tag-post","tag-snow","tag-tyto-furcata","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/barn-owl-high-key-mia-mcpherson-1431.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-1R9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7122,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/01\/14\/barn-owls-and-harsh-winters\/","url_meta":{"origin":7139,"position":0},"title":"American Barn Owls and Harsh Winters","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"American Barn Owls are typically strictly nocturnal but during harsh winters with lots of snow they do hunt during the day here in Utah.","rel":"","context":"In "American Barn Owls"","block_context":{"text":"American Barn Owls","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/owls\/barn-owls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"American Barn Owl flying over a marsh in winter, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flight-winter-snowy-mia-mcpherson-9479.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flight-winter-snowy-mia-mcpherson-9479.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flight-winter-snowy-mia-mcpherson-9479.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flight-winter-snowy-mia-mcpherson-9479.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7499,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/02\/11\/more-barn-owl-images\/","url_meta":{"origin":7139,"position":1},"title":"More American Barn Owl images","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Perched American Barn Owl images might not be as dynamic as those when the owl's are in flight but I enjoy them just as much as I do those with more action.","rel":"","context":"In "American Barn Owls"","block_context":{"text":"American Barn Owls","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/owls\/barn-owls\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"American Barn Owl flying close up, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flying-mia-mcpherson-9462.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flying-mia-mcpherson-9462.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flying-mia-mcpherson-9462.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/barn-owl-flying-mia-mcpherson-9462.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7181,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/01\/19\/some-fun-with-birds-from-yesterday\/","url_meta":{"origin":7139,"position":2},"title":"Some Fun With Birds From Yesterday","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A wonderful fun-filled day with great companionship and plenty of birds. 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