poontang Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Had a day off today so I thought an early morning and a trip out with the camera was in order. I'd arranged to meet a mate and try a fairly new location where we knew a Barn Owl was hunting. On my way to our meeting place I was surprised to see the bird floating down the farm track eagerly eyeing up the area for his breakfast. I grabbed a couple of quick shots and carried on to meet my mate. It had started off clear and bright, but within about 10 minutes a raft of low cloud covered the rising sun, turning the bright morning light into a dull, gloomy affair. My ISO settings were getting pretty high, but we carried on in the hope things would change...they didn't!! As soon as we returned to the area of the sighting we could see the owl up and hunting along a nearby ditch, he didn't seem particularly bothered by our presence and sat up in a nearby copse. He sat for a while before darting down into the long grass, some 50 yards away...he'd found a bit of breakfast. Was difficult to get a decent shot of him feeding as he had his back to us most of the time, and with the poor light and long grass he wasn't making life easy for us!! He was soon up again, spooked by an early morning dog walker, and flew off into a plantation opposite our position. It wasn't long however until he made a pretty spectacular low flypast... I've identified 3 birds now, in 2 locations, so hopefully one day everything will come together and I can get some sharp, well lit shots. Oh, and here's a Whitethroat I caught a couple of evenings ago whilst waiting for the owls... Hope you enjoy. Edited May 1, 2015 by poontang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Stunning shots poontang. You should be very proud of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Some great shots, I find owls magical birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Stunning shots poontang. You should be very proud of them. I like the Whitethroat Was gutted when the light went this morning though, most shots were around 4500 ISO!! This was taken at 9000ISO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Brilliant pictures pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Great pictures keep them coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Brilliant mate. Fantastic :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Cracking pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 love owls,brilliant pics mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfbee Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 excellent pictures, can you post the exif as well please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Excellent pics thanks for shareing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longspoon Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Superb !.....I love owls.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Great pics and such a shame that you were denied the early morning light. At least you know that you did everything you had to do as the photographer, not your fault if the sky didn't play ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I love your photo's .... keep 'em coming, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Great pics and such a shame that you were denied the early morning light. At least you know that you did everything you had to do as the photographer, not your fault if the sky didn't play ball. Cheers grr, It's frustrating to say the least...got him today though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Cracking photos... got him today though!! Come on then, lets have a look see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Cracking photos... Come on then, lets have a look see... I posted it in another topic under the title 'Gotcha'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Great pics, ISO 9000 my camera only goes to 1600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Cheers grr, It's frustrating to say the least...got him today though!! So I see, brilliant result too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 A nice set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Enjoyable viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Great pics, ISO 9000 my camera only goes to 1600 imagine what the old film camera would have been like at that rate very very grainey . i have never pushed my canon to those limits , must give it a go and see what happens .......oh the owl pictures are stunning one of my favorite birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Excellent Photos..you have a talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbz2000 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Awesome pics!! One took off my shed roof this morning as I was letting my ducks out! Scared the cr*p out of me at half 5 this morning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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