This is a sequential burst from last summer. Green iridescent June bugs are the favorite prey of burrowing owls. On hot days they come out of the ground and fly erratically and aimlessly. A few times, they fly close to waiting photographers and a few actually landed on my lens. The owls's eyesight is excellent and can spot these bugs from far away. They take off from their perch and fly after these juicy bugs. Mostly of the time, they do snatch these bugs mid-air with their claws. What a sight!
I had to crop the images as it took place fairly far away from my position and I was a little short in focal length...
Thank you very much, Jim! I admire your image 2 pages back of the house with a sizable tree in full and glorious fall colors. The 24-105mm lens you used for that performed splendidly there. I love the sunstar, too. And yes, dog lives matter, too .
Here's a variation on that shot. This one is a two-shot composite/pano, from a slightly different shooting position. I agree, this Sony lens is the best 24-105 I've used.
Apparently, the dead leaves are not falling quickly enough. Caught a shot of my daughter amusing herself by helping the process along. The leaves need to fall - GM 24 by John Dizzo, on Flickr
Johua: Great sequence of sharp shots. We've really come a long way with adapted long lenses.
Jim: Beautiful sunstar shining through the foliage.
Helena: Simply put, those shots are quite literally pure gold .
Rene: Great B&W shot of that mountain ridge. Looks like something one of the old masters took before the arrival of color film.
Here is a recent shot from a popular foliage spot in Southern Japan. You can tell that this was taken with the 55 1.8 (at f8), instead of a Zeiss lens, a there is less punch to the colorful leaves. I didn't want to push sliders too hard during PP. Still not sure whether more pop would have been a plus or the shot is just right the way it is. Thoughts are welcome.
