Not quite, but the light today was truly dreadful so a smaller post this evening. I had hoped to photograph the foxes, but no sign of them after the best part of an hour looking. So just a couple of shots, taken into deep shade across the lake. For the technically minded, they were taken at ISO 800, f/7.1, shutter 1/320s (manual settings, and heavily under exposed).
If you look carefully, as well as the Egyptian geese coming in to land, there are several other birds in the shot: a coot, a gull and a cormorant. Click on the images for larger versions of the shots.
Camera note: both shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
gdare
26 Jan 2011Even with bad light they look clear :up:
cakkleberrylane
26 Jan 2011Great shots, especially considering the light. What a wonderful variety of birds.
7Wellis
27 Jan 2011Interesting! The fotos remember me to that:
behind our house. 🙂
SittingFox
27 Jan 2011I don't like taking pictures on days like that :insane:
But they've come out well enough :up:
Words
27 Jan 2011Erwin, thanks!
Words
27 Jan 2011Adele, it's not my favourite way of taking photos, but it's been dull so often that I'm improving my technique bit by bit!
Words
27 Jan 20117Wellis, that's behind your house! Great 😀
Words
27 Jan 2011Lois, yes it's a nice spot.Even better with some light 😉
Words
27 Jan 2011Darko, thanks! I think these long shots work better in poor conditions. You lose a little bit of detail, but I quite like the overall darkness.
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Wow Great