Yes I agree, the sensation of waiting and the thrill of a good shot is completely absent. But in our overpopulated country it's the only way to getting this close without doing something illegal or disturbing the birds. I still prefer to spot a bird of prey in the wild. Nice to hear someone else also likes the one eyed owl!
Toine On 5/15/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Since they where on display I guess it wasn't much of a sport getting the pictures. But as pictures they are very good. And I don't agree with Bob and Bob, the one eyed bird is supahcool. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Toine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14. mai 2006 21:43 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: GESO: Birds of prey "portraits" > > These birds of prey were on display for a show. I decided to try some > portraits of these magnificent birds. > > http://leende.net/galleries/roofvogels/roof_1.htm > http://leende.net/galleries/roofvogels/roof_2.htm > http://leende.net/galleries/roofvogels/roof_3.htm > http://leende.net/galleries/roofvogels/roof_4.htm > http://leende.net/galleries/roofvogels/roof_5.htm > > istD SMC-F 70-210, 800 ASA > > Any suggestions/comments are welcome. > > Toine >