From Jim Flowers
More from yesterday's "Owly" outing and some of the closer captures. Remember I am shooting a 600mm zoom telephoto lens with a camera with a 61 mega- pixel sensor in a crop mode of 1.5 so the lens image area in these capture is roughly 900mm and when I say close I am referring to nearly filling the sensor or adjusting the zoom back a bit to maintain an "environmental" composition (added habitat) which I favor over extremely tight crops that so many newbies prefer.
I just happened to catch this owl out of the corner of my eye to my left while all of the others were focusing on another owl much farther out on the right side of the field, kinda of a lucky catch for me. We had a total of 5 to 6 individuals entertaining us. And then it was getting pretty dark, so it was a challenge to keep up with them as it was. Luckily, the owls were chatting away again with their barks, so pinpointing was a tad easier.
All in all, as I noted I got a good solid 30 minutes of shooting until I felt the darkness would hamper quality and color and decided to pack it up.
I still have more to go through. All in all, it was one of the better experiences this season, especially with folks quietly shooting and keeping their movement down.
Sony alpha 7R5, Sony Fe 200-600mm OSS lens, ISO 16000, f 6.3 @ 1/1600sec, Robus Tripod and ProMedia Gear Katana Jr, Gimbal
