Birds Tawny Owl in the Garden

[Tim Mayo]

We've snapped a Tawny owl in the garden on the security cam a few times late at night. Luckily last night he/she visited just after 10pm so I was able to grab a couple of shots with the help of the little light that we had left at that time. I don't normally process a great deal but I did throw these through DeNoise just to see how they would come out. I had to boost the exposure a little too.

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 12800

Processed with DeNoise.

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 12800

Processed with DeNoise.

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Blimey. What a result. Very nice garden visitor.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Blimey. What a result. Very nice garden visitor.

Cheers Kev! I was definitely chuffed to see him, grabbing the shots was a bonus. The blackbirds were making a right racket when he was about, so I'll be listening out for them more now.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Nice results Tim! De-noise tools are an absolute godsend nowadays.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Nice results Tim! De-noise tools are an absolute godsend nowadays.

Cheers Chris! I try not to use it if I can help it but these definitely needed a little extra work.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Cheers Chris! I try not to use it if I can help it but these definitely needed a little extra work.

If you ever dust off your a6400, you'll find that the denoise is essential to making those photos pop. My only problem with the de-noise I use (ON1) is that it over-sharpens some details like feathers.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Back again over the weekend. Looks like they had eaten recently.

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 16000

 

[Tim Mayo]

Turns out our tawny has an owlet

This was taken late last night. They were making a right racket.

Zero Crop

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 64000

Then I went out this evening to feed the birds and could hear him calling but couldn't see him. So I grabbed my camera and had a look around and finally spotted him half asleep in an oak tree.

Zero Crop

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 800

Cropped to 2048px

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 800

Zero Crop

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 800

Cropped to 2048px

• ILCE-7RM5
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 800

 

[evacguy]

We've snapped a Tawny owl in the garden on the security cam a few times late at night. Luckily last night he/she visited just after 10pm so I was able to grab a couple of shots with the help of the little light that we had left at that time. I don't normally process a great deal but I did throw these through DeNoise just to see how they would come out. I had to boost the exposure a little too.

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Great shots, especially at 22:00!

 

[Tim Mayo]

Great shots, especially at 22:00!

Cheers Ed!