Yeah, ok.
Rare 'Harry Potter' owl flies to reserves
A snowy owl, one of which stars in the Harry Potter films, brings in visitors to bird reserves.
Yeah, ok.
I guess his plate wasnât very fast. So heâd have needed a large aperture to get a quick shot as the bird couldnât be relied upon to sit still.
VB
Well it was 1895
Massively underrated bird is the Lapwing.
Very green
Seems like I had the same problem 113 years later. Bloody cameras, you would think theyâd have moved on
Birds are difficult subjects, the buggers never do what you ask
Wasnât being critical, just a passing comment on the photo technique, I quite like shallow DOF as I do lapwings
Well it was 1895
The most remarkable thing about that date is how late it is - reliable high quality photography had been widespread for about 40 years at that point as had a mania for natural history - seems remarkable no-one had united the two notions a tad soonerâŚ
Indeed, but I guess getting close to a bird without a long telephoto lens and carrying a massive plate camera and tripod was difficult.
Besides, in general, âbirdersâ back then followed the norm, which was to shoot the subject and identify it from the corpse.
Besides, in general, âbirdersâ back then followed the norm, which was to shoot the subject and identify it from the corpse.
Alas, itâs not so many years since that habit disappeared in the civilised world⌠Daresay some septics still do itâŚ
Bloody cameras, you would think theyâd have moved on
Easier these days to take a quick snap of the bird in focus then scare it away, take a long exposure of the landscape and photoshop/merge the two pics together.
EDIT: Maybe the exposure change would play merry hell with the colours.
VB
Right. Bird photographers.
Rant mode activated!
80% of them (and I see and know quite a lot) are wankstains of the highest order. As are 80% of âtwitchersâ
Some of the behaviour I have witnessed is truly disgraceful. Thereâs supposed to be a âcode of conductâ that the welfare of the bird comes first. Not so with said 80%. They will do anything, and I mean anything, to see or photograph the bird.
Iâve missed many an opportunity to get the money shot of a mega rarity due to respect for that part of the code, only for some ignorant cunt to come along with a gazillion mm lens and want to get within 10 feet of it so they can post it on the website of choice, purely for kudos. Often they get that shot, but inevitably the bird is flushed, which not only is distressing for a bird that may be thousands of miles off course, but it also prevents others seeing it from a respectable distance.
To say Iâve had a âfew wordsâ is an understatement. I propose that it should be legal to kick their teeth down their ignorant fucking throats.
Rant over
and breathe
I recall seeing a documentary about twitchers - talk about competitive and secretive - and the charge (rugby scrum) to get the money shot was unedifying at bestâŚ
Theyâll all be in Norfolk today
A snowy owl, one of which stars in the Harry Potter films, brings in visitors to bird reserves.
That hasnât been seen for days.
Last Sunday evening it was seen at Snettisham RSPB reserve. It should be heading North, so @Mrs_Maureen_OPinion keep your eyes peeled
It should feel at home at the mo, as thereâs a light dusting of snow, and no shortage of rats!
Sod birds, Iâm off to take a photo of a tree. They donât move as fast.
They had the RSPB guy on the radio (4) this morning re; said Snowy - he was very good actually, taking time and the opportunity to suggest there are thousands of amazing birds out there, everywhere, beyond the odd Snowy Owl.
Heâs right, but people will always be drawn to the spectacular.
The BBC can fuck off too. It isnât a âHarry Potterâ Owl itâs a Snowy Owl.
I know itâs all rather pathetic and dumbed-down, but what can you do