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Any advice shooting Owls in the dark?

  • 27-06-2008 9:33am
    #1
    IrishHomer
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    Folks,

    I hope to try and take some shots tonight or over the weekend of young owls sitting out on a tree at dusk and perhaps after dusk and was just wondering what settings and flash or not to flash?

    (I am using a Canon 400mm lens)


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  • #2
    Borderfox
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    I have seen guys use things called better beamers on front of their flashguns (and 500mm f4 lenses) to lenghten the flash coverage. For something that I want to expose only the subject I spot meter also. Maybe try a bit of both but use flash second just in case they fall out of the tree :)


  • #3
    Alun
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    Disregarding the technical aspects for a while, I'm not sure it's such a good idea to be using flash on creatures like this. They hunt at dusk, and as such, their very sensitive eyes will be wide open looking for prey. It'd be like someone coming up to you in the middle of the night and suddenly turning on a 747 landing light a couple of feet in front of your eyes.


  • #4
    Borderfox
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    Probably true, if you really want some shots of Owls there is a place up in Randalstown forest called world of Owls.


  • #5
    Dundhoone
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    First thought was along the lines of planet of the apes....but that world of owls has a website and it looks like a great place to see/photograph predatory birds.

    http://www.worldofowls.com/


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