Many thanks Jeeess and Frogfish!

Nice set - and it looks like you had some decent weather as well. I especially like the Lapwing in number 2 with his spikey quiff. Great place WWT Arundel... makes me want to go back (on a nice day...)

Cheers

I think these show real promise. the colours and shapes in number 2 are very appealing, and the last too... Definitely something to keep at

Hello again all. With apologies () for even more birds, I thought I would upload another instalment from my day out at the Falconry Centre. This time it is a very wonderful Great Grey Owl. I have included a few more black and white pics this time...

1. Perching



2. Portrait



3. Kenny the Jedi...



4. In flight 1



5. In flight 2



6. Red Roof



7. Extreme Close up!



I hope you like these. Any C&C welcomed. I was rather pleased myself with the shots of the Owl in flight, as getting a decent frame filling sharp shot I found SO hard! The Owl was a lot easier than some of the other birds I was trying to catch as he was bit slower...

I am nearly through my falconry set now so maybe next time I'll post some other random sprinkles and that'll be that. Plenty more on flickr if anyone wants to see.

Thanks Frogherder, especially for the info. Much appreciated.

Thanks everyone. I was determined that my first pass through my pics from the falconry centre would all be colour (not sure why), but I obviously succumbed to a quick B/W here and I think the next lot I post might have a few more...(I have caught the B/W bug again:shock I certainly recommend the centre at Old Warden for anyone who wants to get close up to some great creatures.

Cheers

That's rather lovely! The effect of the light on the water is brilliant! Nicely done. It's great when you revisit some old pics and find a gem...

Hello again all. Following the recent thread of Kestrel pics I posted, I have now been through a load of pics I took of a splendid Long Eared Owl. He seemed to have a strange condition in his right eye (do such owls have a third eyelid or similar?) - didn't seem to bother him but you can just about see it in these pics.

The set-up was the same as with the Kestrel - I think these were all taken with the k5 + Sigma 100-300 f4, at the same falconry centre (or actually in a spot of woodland just outside):

1. Posing:



2. Close-up (see what I mentioned earlier at the top of his right eye):



3. An inquisitive look:



4. Bluff Profile:



5. Thought I'd try a quick B/W conversion:



6. and a spot of gurning to round off (he was a bit of a gurner in fairness):



As usual, there are a stack more on flickr, and any C&C welcome. I hope you enjoy these - there are (hopefully) plenty more to come.

Regards

I saw these two and was intrigued to see what they would go for - certainly a couple of bargains there IMO. Would have had a last minute punt on the FA* 85 but it had gone over my (admittedly pretty low) self-imposed 'punt ceiling' about 10 minutes before the end...

Do you have instant preview turned on? (i.e. when a picture is taken, does the camera display it on the rear screen for a second or two). If so, then when you take the first picture, the camera will display it on the rear screen and the camera, for that period, will effectively be in playback mode, so turning the e-dial will actually zoom the picture on the rear screen in and out rather than changing the camera settings. Pressing the shutter button halfway will exit playback mode and then the e-dial should be effective on the settings again... OR you could just turn off the instant preview function in the camera settings (it's there in the menu somewhere - page 4 or 5 of the first tab under menu I think).

or I could have misunderstood completely... (apologies if so)