Birds Barred Owls

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Barred Owls
The young one has just landed beside its parent, and it has a vole.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 5000

 

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Apparently, this one is only 6-7 weeks old.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Soundmike]

Great to see these beautiful birds thanks for sharing them. As a relatively new wildlife photographer just interested to know why your iso settings were so high, presumably like here in the UK bad light makes for challenging photography .

 

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Great to see these beautiful birds thanks for sharing them. As a relatively new wildlife photographer just interested to know why your iso settings were so high, presumably like here in the UK bad light makes for challenging photography .

Hi, John.

Thanks for your interest. We were in Southern Central Alberta around 45 minutes before sunset. It was partly cloudy, and the tree cover was dense.

In the first shot, the owls were about 10-12 metres (30-40 feet) above the forest floor, about mid-way up the tree. In the other shots, the owl was about 8 metres (25 feet) up. We had walked in and were 40 minutes from the road, and it was getting dark enough that we were concerned about being able to see to find our way out.

Normally, I have the shutter speed higher while shooting handheld at 600 mm. I was doing my best to get some decent shots, given the fading light.

 

[Soundmike]

Thanks for the reply,you certainly did get some decent shots,yes you can get caught out a bit sometimes in dense forests so easy to get lost .

Hi, John.

Thanks for your interest. We were in Southern Central Alberta around 45 minutes before sunset. It was partly cloudy, and the tree cover was dense.

In the first shot, the owls were about 10-12 metres (30-40 feet) above the forest floor, about mid-way up the tree. In the other shots, the owl was about 8 metres (25 feet) up. We had walked in and were 40 minutes from the road, and it was getting dark enough that we were concerned about being able to see to find our way out.

Normally, I have had the shutter speed higher while shooting handheld at 600 mm. I was doing my best to get some decent shots, given the fading light.