I only saw one great grey owl last weekend while in northern Minnesota, and it was well after the sun had set. That said, I was able to crank up the ISO and get a few flight shots as the owl hunted for voles. It was so dark I couldn’t really see the owl through the viewfinder but my camera’s auto focus system could. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 6400, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
Night shots are SO tricky! That golden eye is perfectly centered, and focused! An amazing spooky shot. Hope he got his dinner. Gotta love the camera technology.
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I only saw one great grey owl last weekend while in northern Minnesota, and it was well after the sun had set. That said, I was able to crank up the ISO and get a few flight shots as the owl hunted for voles. It was so dark I couldn’t really see the owl through the viewfinder but my camera’s auto focus system could. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 6400, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
Boy that’s something; an owl missile.
If I was a vole, I would get a tattoo of this photo on my back along with the words “Fear No Feather” just to show the world what a badass vole I was
wow, Sean. Fabulous shot. How large are these birds?
Night shots are SO tricky! That golden eye is perfectly centered, and focused! An amazing spooky shot. Hope he got his dinner. Gotta love the camera technology.
Spectacular, Sean, especially given the dark conditions & high ISO needed.