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leightonjames said:
Its a nice capture but it shows that you need a nice digital slr with a nice big telephoto. Its the best you could have done given the location and the camera you are using (i'm presuming compact)?
Nice patronising, sweeping statement you have yourself there.It was taken with a DSLR at 300mm, Research boy.
I quite like the picture, bit of background with the owl flying across it. Shows it's in the wild and where it's going.
Gingerbread Man said:
I quite like the picture, bit of background with the owl flying across it. Shows it's in the wild and where it's going.
Research boy. I'll think you'll find that, based on where the owl is looking, he's not actually flying across the picture, but is actually hovering, looking for food.
Edited by DIW35 on Tuesday 15th July 17:30
DIW35 said:
Gingerbread Man said:
I quite like the picture, bit of background with the owl flying across it. Shows it's in the wild and where it's going.
Research boy. I'll think you'll find that, based on where the owl is looking, he's not actually flying across the picture, but is actually hovering, looking for food.
Edited by DIW35 on Tuesday 15th July 17:30
Having owned a barn owl, you get used to their flight characteristics and postures when flying. That one is definitely looking for food, based on where the face disk is angled (owls aren't able to rotate their eyes in their sockets, like humans, so have to turn their entire head to change where they are looking.)
DIW35 said:
Having owned a barn owl, you get used to their flight characteristics and postures when flying. That one is definitely looking for food, based on where the face disk is angled (owls aren't able to rotate their eyes in their sockets, like humans, so have to turn their entire head to change where they are looking.)
Owned a barn owl?? That amazing. Can you keep owls as pets then? I quite fancy a little Hedwig flapping about the place 
le gravy noire said:
Owned a barn owl?? That amazing. Can you keep owls as pets then? I quite fancy a little Hedwig flapping about the place
Country shows often have owl displays, so they can be kept like birds of prey. Not sure they'd ever be tame though!http://www.chrissiesowls.com/ for Owl Evenings, Owl Experiences and Owl Walks!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1716013.stm
Edited by Simpo Two on Tuesday 15th July 18:29
It's nice in that it shows the owl in a natural habitat. Not sure you can do much in PS as it looks like the camera has metered average for the scene. Unfortunately this means the wings are overexposed and it looks like they have gone completely white and you'll never get that detail back.
Question for DIW35 - do barn owls really hover? I thought their hunting pattern was a very slow glide quartering their field and if they spot their prey turning that glide into a very fast and almost slient attack?
Anyway, finish with gratuitous Barn Owl pic. This was a captive bird used to humans. The feathers are so silky soft it's amazing. Womderful birds
Chris
Question for DIW35 - do barn owls really hover? I thought their hunting pattern was a very slow glide quartering their field and if they spot their prey turning that glide into a very fast and almost slient attack?
Anyway, finish with gratuitous Barn Owl pic. This was a captive bird used to humans. The feathers are so silky soft it's amazing. Womderful birds
Chris
I think it's a great shot. It shows the bird's natural environment and behaviour. As above, not sure there's much you could do to improve it though apart from maybe crop it slightly.
Speaking of gratuitous owl pictures....few months ago. Pictures obviously not taken by me but, by my other half. Now THIS is an owl !!!
Speaking of gratuitous owl pictures....few months ago. Pictures obviously not taken by me but, by my other half. Now THIS is an owl !!!
CarMac said:
I think it's a great shot. It shows the bird's natural environment and behaviour. As above, not sure there's much you could do to improve it though apart from maybe crop it slightly.
Speaking of gratuitous owl pictures....few months ago. Pictures obviously not taken by me but, by my other half. Now THIS is an owl !!!
What huge talons. Wouldn't want to be prey to that would you? Speaking of gratuitous owl pictures....few months ago. Pictures obviously not taken by me but, by my other half. Now THIS is an owl !!!
DIW35 said:
Lots of people in the UK keep owls. We used to have a Bengal eagle owl as well. The aviary we kept them in took up half the garden.
Owls indigenous to the UK can only be obtained from breeders. Taking an owl from the wild in the UK is a serious no no.
My dad started looking after an injured Little Owl. We named him Bertie, and he couldn't fly because of a broken wing. Then, one day, he escaped. We looked high and low for him, but never to be seen again. He probably didn't last too long as he wouldn't have been able to feed Owls indigenous to the UK can only be obtained from breeders. Taking an owl from the wild in the UK is a serious no no.
.Just before Christmas, someone brought my dad a Tawny Owl that they had found on the side of the road, another broken wing. Arriving just before Christmas she/he was named Holly. Only about a month ago Holly escaped too, but after a couple of days of freedom we found her in the field in front of our house.
My dad's reputation of 'looker-after' of injured owls seems to be spreading. Just the other week, a friend of a friend, heard about my dad and asked if he would care for an owl they had just found, a Short-Eared Owl. He had been hit by a car/lorry and half of its wing was hanging on by a tendon. Nothing could be done about it and the vet had to amputate it, thankfully it is healing well and the vet is pleased with his recovery. We have named this one Willow, after the place he was found (Newton-Le-Willows).
Here's some pics, in keeping with the thread...
Bertie, holding up his broken wing up for sympathy
Holly
Willow - with half a wing (a bit evil looking)
Gingerbread Man said:
leightonjames said:
Its a nice capture but it shows that you need a nice digital slr with a nice big telephoto. Its the best you could have done given the location and the camera you are using (i'm presuming compact)?
Nice patronising, sweeping statement you have yourself there.It was taken with a DSLR at 300mm, Research boy.
I quite like the picture, bit of background with the owl flying across it. Shows it's in the wild and where it's going.
sorry Nige.
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