{"id":28887,"date":"2015-01-10T06:49:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=28887"},"modified":"2015-01-10T06:49:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:49:20","slug":"barn-owl-hunting-in-the-clearing-fog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/10\/barn-owl-hunting-in-the-clearing-fog\/","title":{"rendered":"Barn Owl Hunting In The Clearing Fog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I’ve spent some time rooting around in my dusty archives and I’ve found a few gems that I originally\u00a0passed over.<\/p>\n

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\"barn1\/2500, f\/8, ISO 400, Canon 40D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM +1.4 tc, tripod,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this Barn Owl at Farmington Bay on 2\/18\/08 as it was hunting for voles. Conditions were typical of those that force these owls to hunt during daytime – very cold and the marsh was covered with crusted\u00a0snow. The refuge had been socked in by fog earlier in the morning which you can see clearing off in the background.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0photo was taken with my old Canon 40D (only 10.1 megapixels) and even though this image has been cropped significantly and the owl is still fairly small in the frame I thought the image quality was pretty good given those limiting factors.<\/p>\n

This shot brought back many memories of standing at the edge of the phrags with frozen and numb\u00a0fingers, toes and ears as I waited for the occasional Barn Owl or harrier\u00a0to fly by. Though I generally prefer shooting solo (or just with Mia) I enjoyed the camaraderie of a few other photographers (Joe Ford for example)\u00a0and some\u00a0were generous with\u00a0technical advice\u00a0freely shared with this novice photographer.<\/p>\n

Good memories.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently I’ve spent some time rooting around in my dusty archives and I’ve found a few gems that I originally passed over.<\/p>\n

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