Project KFC ... Barn Owl challenge! Who needs Kingfishers when you have Barn Owls on your doorstep. Couple of shots taken with hungry Barn Owls hunting in the evening Sunset light after so many rainy days without food. Barn Owls can't hunt in the rain, so if you thought 10 weeks of rainy weather was getting you a bit down, spare a thought for these guys.
Top shot is manual focussed with the tele-convertor attached for some extra reach. An extract from a series of shots as it passed in front of me, this one has a few distractions, but the bird stands out thanks to it catching the Sunlight as it banked and includes hints of the farmland habitat it relies on. The second is without the tele-convertor attached at shorter range, flying over its destination, a field of wild grass perfect for catching up on some small snacks.
Ramped up to ISO3200 with some fairly easily removable noise - although Neat Image seemed to cope with removing it better than Lightroom did.
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| ISO3200, 560mm (400mm + 1.4 tele-converter), f/8, 1/500s, -1ev, noise reduction, levels |
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| ISO3200, 350mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, -0.6ev, noise reduction, levels |
