Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You got a better picture despite the conditions than most people would get even if the owl posed for them in broad daylight. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Apr 4, 2011, at 5:47 AM, Doug Herr wrote: > Owls in the wild are not easy: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/wsowl01.html > > This was a few minutes ago in my back yard. R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO+1.4x > APO-Extender-R, tripod, flash & flashlight. > > A pair of Western Screech Owls has been nesting annually in a cavity in my > back yard cottonwood tree for a number of years and I finally got off my > butt and tried to get some photos of them. One of the adults roosts in a > neighboring tree during the day (I haven't found the roost tree yet) and > flies into the nest tree just as it's becoming impossible to see anything, > calls the other adult out off the nest hole, and takes its turn with the > eggs. The whole process takes only a minute or so in which time I have to > find the incoming owl, find a spot with a clear view, find the bird in the > camera's viewfinder, focus and trip the shutter. A hand-held flashlight > (UK: torch) helps immensely. All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >