Photoshoot yesterday...birds of prey

[photostar_1]

I entered a draw in Outdoor Photography a while ago and my name got pulled out of the hat.........so off to Whissendine, Rutland, yesterday to meet John Wright of "Photographers on Safari". He has a falconer who bring birds to a clearing in woods that John has set up with the landowner, specifically for this kind of shoot. The birds all have tethers, which are difficult to hide when they are flying, but when "posing" get hidden well.

I've tried (not sure how effectively) to clone out the tethers in the flight shots!!

I've also desaturated the backgrounds in the flight shots, as the birds got a bit "lost" in the green backgrounds.

C&C welcome.


Red-tailed hawk

Barn Owl

European Eagle owl

Golden Eagle

 

[Gary Wood]

Nice shots really like the owls , better luck than i did last weekend went to the local Owl & Otter park , what a place no good at all

 

[crusher]

These are really good shots but the :1st: prize just has to go to the European Eagle Owl - which is absolutely superb

 

[photostar_1]

These are really good shots but the :1st: prize just has to go to the European Eagle Owl - which is absolutely superb

Thanks! (and I love your sig )

 

[skipper]

fantastic shots like the owl looking around the tree.

 

[Rudesing]

Love the Barn owl peeking round the corner

 

[lynda]

lovely shots i really like the eagle owl but they are all very good. Lynda