# 243 - "Reflections. . ."

“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams

f/11 @ 1/125 sec.   strobe flash for lighting

European Barn Owl 

My first ribbon winner!   This was a set-up at the Yankee Potpourri in Danvers. Using a strobe flash and a synch cord, getting the shot was almost a no-brainer. Each photographer was allowed three shots of the barn owl. The biggest obstacle was to get the critter to look my way. I patiently waited for the winged wonder to turn in my direction. I found the colors of this nocturnal hunter to be amazing. It was almost as if it was wearing a jeweled coat! The black background was a direct result of the set up.

I looked behind my camera and can't seem to find what Ansel saw as those twelve inches:)