birds are the go at the mo!

[ving]

since everyone is posting bird pics i might as well join in :)

blue winged kooka!
masked owl!

[AlexN]

Very nice shots David...

So sharp they nearly cut my eyes just from looking! :)

How'd you get so close to the owl? big lens? or heavy crop? Either way, Brilliant...

Mwahahahha..... The bird photographers have semi-converted you! :D

[ving]

1000mm lens... lol jk

no this is a full frame, i generally dont crop cause i put the good ones up in my gallery :)

[AlexN]

so just very slow movements so as to not scare the owl away I assume.

[Striker]

Fess up Dave,

I just tried to image a Kookaburra with the 70-200mm and had no chance.

Your's have got some nice color a lot better then our Bland brown one's.

I like them both.
Neat work.

[ving]

oh ok, it was in a wildlife parky thing... :rolleyes:
:p

[Dennis]

Nice shots Dave, well done.

Cheers

Dennis

[ving]

if kyou can find a tame enough kooka you can get quite close to them in the wild. i remember one near a light house near nelsons bay that i could get real close to.

[Matty P]

Great shots Dave, extremely sharp.

Very well done. :)

[AlexN]

yeah. Kooka's are usually friendly enough. Its the owl that had me beat. Regardless of where they were taken, they are very very nice.

[ving]

its posible to get up close to owls too... being nocturnal you just have to know where they sleep during the day. I ran into one near work (rockdale) while chasing fairy wrens. they generally dont fly away when you aproach them during the day, i guess its the whole "top of the food chain" thing. I got within 3 meters of this owl near work (barking owl). i posted pics here if you want to look for them. :)

dont worry i found em for ya
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment_browse.php?a=30148

[RB]

Stunning blues on the Kookie !

[jjjnettie]

:eyepop:
Wowee, nice ones David.

[ving]

Thanks :)