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apologies to the purists - this is (obviously) a set-up, but to be honest most of us do not have the time (or patience) to sit in a bush all day hoping that something 'wild' will wander / fly / hop / shuffle past.
for the newer or less experience togs -
BIG, relatively slow bird so taken with 'slow' camera (3 fps) - my cameras are both old so i have to decide whether i want speed or quality - those with newer incarnations can get both at the same time.
bright day so no need for a high ISO - 400 chosen knowing that this will show no more noise than 100 but deliver faster
mid-range aperture to ensure all of subject in focus whilst not slowing too much, and not so small that background begins to distract from subject
a little negative exposure compensation (- 2/3 EC) to protect against blowing light areas
single focus point on the left of viewfinder for framing, and AI servo to allow tracking
personally i now tend to bank a few of these easy shots before moving to more interesting settings - ie slower shutter (although still via aperure priority) to capture movement - here the 1/1250 freezes the subject but slower than 1/500 will show some life in the subject
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1DS Mark II |
| Lens: | 70.0-200.0 mm |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 30 May 2009 - 5:35 PM |
| Focal Length: | 160mm |
| Aperture: | f/7.1 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/1250sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -0.375 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| White Balance: | Manual |
| Title: | Eagle Owl |
| Username: | 
philhomer |
| Uploaded: | 12 Jan 2013 - 9:21 AM |
| Tags: | Barn owl centre, Eagle owl, Flight, Owl, Pets / captive animals, Wildlife / nature |
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I am really pleased that you got an award for this and even more pleased that somebody at last gave an explanation.
I have always wondered how you do it in Britain...here I see sort of one owl or bird of prey per week, not more. I have observed that one owl seems to be around the same bend in the road on clear nights.
But I can't count on it and I never have seen it there in day time.
I have always wondered how you manage to predict that. And how you know when the mouse will be there so that they start descending.
You say here that it is a set -up.. still wonder how you knew. And what the pet was? the owl or the mouse?
what do you mean by AI servo tracking? When I do my garden birds I set the focus sharp roughly around the twig or branch and just tune the ring towards me or away depending on where the head is? Maybe you can explain a bit better, when I did car races I concentrated on a point on the track and took the picture exactly when the car (S) filled the frame...
But I am most impressed that you got so close to the owl, with a 200 mm!!
must get a stalking course from you guys one day, I never get over the fact how close you get to foxes and deer and other very shy creatures.
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