p.159 #2 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
TO ALL THE ABOVE POSTERS.....Just fantastic images all. The feathers on the Mallard...the feather details on all the fowl, birds...whiskers on the catfish(?)...the above beautiful colors against a really solid background..Just tremendous photography all!! !!
Dan
p.159 #4 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
aae991 wrote:
Joshua, where do you find these beautiful owls? Wonderful photo.
Stuart, thank you very much! There is an open field not too far away (about 20-minute drive) from me that has several burrows. I have been going to this place on and off for a few years mostly during warm days when they are active hunting for June bugs. To my disappointment the number of owls this past summer had declined significantly compared to the previous 5-6 years . Who knows why...
p.159 #5 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
Stuart, thank you very much! There is an open field not too far away (about 20-minute drive) from me that has several burrows. I have been going to this place on and off for a few years mostly during warm days when they are active hunting for June bugs. To my disappointment the number of owls this past summer had declined significantly compared to the previous 5-6 years . Who knows why...
You should report the decline to interested gov't agencies...could be insecticide spraying and owls digesting the affected bugs.
p.159 #6 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
Stuart, thank you very much! There is an open field not too far away (about 20-minute drive) from me that has several burrows. I have been going to this place on and off for a few years mostly during warm days when they are active hunting for June bugs. To my disappointment the number of owls this past summer had declined significantly compared to the previous 5-6 years . Who knows why...
That's very sad to hear. Subjectively the number of birds and wildlife in general here in the Chicago area has declined in the past 5-10 years. From what I'm reading in various scientific journals, this is happening worldwide.
p.159 #7 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
mogul wrote:
You should report the decline to interested gov't agencies...could be insecticide spraying and owls digesting the effected bugs.
The local audobon and some government agencies are aware of the situation already. Thanks! BTW, a shooting buddy of mine went to the place yesterday and he said there were a lot of red-shouldered hawks patrolling the sky. I noticed that on a few occasions previously as well and of course, the owls just stayed put near their burrows and didn’t go hunt for fear of being hunted. Who knows to what extent the situation contributes to the decline in owl’s population, if any but that would be more acceptable, if you know what I mean.
p.159 #8 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
The local audobon and some government agencies are aware of the situation already. Thanks! BTW, a shooting buddy of mine went to the place yesterday and he said there were a lot of red-shouldered hawks patrolling the sky. I noticed that on a few occasions previously as well and of course, the owls just stayed put near their burrows and didn’t go hunt for fear of being hunted. Who knows to what extent the situation contributes to the decline in owl’s population, if any but that would be more acceptable, if you know what I mean.
I am not sure I know what you mean.
Do you mean the number of photographers at the site may be more significant than the number of hawks?
p.159 #9 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
The local audobon and some government agencies are aware of the situation already. Thanks! BTW, a shooting buddy of mine went to the place yesterday and he said there were a lot of red-shouldered hawks patrolling the sky. I noticed that on a few occasions previously as well and of course, the owls just stayed put near their burrows and didn’t go hunt for fear of being hunted. Who knows to what extent the situation contributes to the decline in owl’s population, if any but that would be more acceptable, if you know what I mean.
Sometimes you get second-order effects. For example, if the hawks' favorite food has gone down, then they turn their attention to prey that be more difficult or less tasty, so although it might appear as a natural process or fluctuation, it might not actually be. Scenarios like this have been seen in marine population dynamics.
p.159 #10 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
dclark wrote:
I am not sure I know what you mean.
Do you mean the number of photographers at the site may be more significant than the number of hawks?
The number of photographers was at times indeed greater than the several hawks. But from what I could witness they do not harm those owls out there. The owls are semi-used to people photographers there. A few times they fly really close to humans and apparently they somehow figured out that humans do not harm them, at least not directly.
p.159 #11 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Not a bad VR on these lenses ,under tree cover in poor light I noticed this tiny Vole searching for food .
One thing I'm loving with these Sony cameras is silent shooting , he knew I was there but no sounds like an old typewriter to bother him .
A9ii 200-600 f6.3 600mm 1/160 ISO6400 , A little noisy especially after crop so I ran through DXO photo labs prime. What do you guys use for noise reduction ?
p.159 #13 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Here are a few more.
Oct 12, 2020 at 05:53 PM
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p.159 #14 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
2020 supergirl pro, possibly the only surf contest in so cal this year :-( they blocked off part of the beach, it was broadcast online in real-time and later on fox sports(?)
p.159 #18 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 6:33 PM.
Looking at early Autumn Color change in Magic Hour in late afternoon light.
Very slightly cropped, tripod mounted FE 200-600mm G set to 368mm and A7rIII, silent shutter.
ISO 400, f11, 1/15 second.
Exposure corrected +0.49 Stops.
September 27, 2019
At the top of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA.
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. Who knows why...
