Some raptors and a ring in.

[Grumpy John]

Some of the birds at Hartley Creek Crocodile Park. All in a walk through enclosure,

#1 F4.0, 1/500, ISO 400. Siggy 24-105 @ 105mm
Barking Owl


#2 F4.0, 1/1600, ISO 400. Siggy 24-105 @ 105mm.
Masked Owl (I think).


#3 F4.0, 1/1250, ISO 400. Siggy 24-105 @ 105mm.
Sooty Owl (I think).


#4 F4.0, 1/400, ISO 400. Siggy 24-105 @ 105mm.

[Isac]

You handled the shade well in #1 and #2 John. They came out well for the conditions you were faced with. I love the last one BTW.

[Grumpy John]

Thanks Isac. I like the way the branch parallels the kooka's back.

[Isac]

Geez, you're good at seeing that sort of thing John. And here's me thinking, I'd crop off that branch, darken it slightly, cropping and tilting left, and put some detail into the back of its head.
Just having fun today, don't take me seriously

[Grumpy John]

Lovely edit Isac. Looks good without the branch.

[Isac]

Thank you kind sir. Like I said, not much happening today.

[avkomp]

good work on these. I like the barking owl the best of these. we were fortunate to fine a pair of these at narrabeen in sydney once. I can do a pretty fair barking owl call and had him answer me and we followed the sounds. edit on the blue winged kooka lifts it also.

[Grumpy John]

Thanks for the kind words Stephen, they mean a lot coming from someone whose bird shots I admire.

[kevinj]

Nice set of pics,I love Owls,wish we had some around here.

[HansE]

Like these. But you didn't focus on the owls eyes.

[Grumpy John]

If you're talking about #1 Hans, I did the best I could

[HansE]

I was actually talking about the others where there were no eyes to focus on. there was nothing wrong with the images displayed. Love the Kookaburra.

[Grumpy John]

All good Hans, just my weird sense of humour. Thank you for the kind words, much appreciated.