It was a digiscoped image using my Swarovski ATM-65 HD spotting scope and just a simple Kodak digital camera. Not the best camera...but it works. I did use a camera mount on my scope which helped steady the image and I varied the lighting from 0.0 to 2.0 taking many shots. The one I posted was the best one. I was probably about 10-20 yards away from the bird. He was only moving his head looking at the traffic whizz by and also at me at times. He was very tame and easy to photo. The time of day was near noon.
________________________________ From: Eben McLane <ebenmcl...@clarityconnect.com> To: david nicosia <daven1...@yahoo.com> Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010 6:55:27 PM Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Cooperative Short-Eared Owl Dave, that's a wonderful image. I'm curious about what camera you used and what settings you used and how far away from the owl you were. What's great about the image, to me, is the clear focus on the owl's eyes, and I'd like to hear how you took the picture. Eben McLane On Jan 10, 2010, at 6:01 PM, david nicosia wrote: My wife and I got a great look at a short-eared owl from Route 31 near the "potato building" in the "mucklands", Savannah, NY today (Sunday 1/10). The bird was perched on a guard rail and remained for quite some time! Got a nice photo... link is below. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4264161150_03360d056d_b.jpg Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
