PhotoPlus The Canon Magazine – August 2019

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the International Centre for Birds of Prey

wiTh over 50 years of experience the

International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP),

in Gloucestershire, is one of the world’s leading

centres for raptor breeding and conservation and

was the perfect place to plan our Apprentice shoot this month.

All the pictures taken by Ian and Guy were taken at the ICBP and if you also have an

interest in adding pictures of these magnificent birds to your portfolio, you’d be

hard-pressed to find a better venue in the UK. They run three flying displays daily, each

lasting about 45 minutes. There’s also the option of booking one of their experience

days, if you’d prefer to get even closer to birds such as owls, and hawks. http://www.icbp.org

In association with

Flights

oF FAncy

Guy picks three of his favourite

bird of prey photographs

bArn owl

Taken in an English meadow in

Gloucestershire, Guy slowed his

shutter speed down to a quarter

of a second here, which was long

enough to get a beautiful flowing

movement in the blue wildflowers

around the barn owl.

greAt grey owl

GuY took this image of a wild

Great Grey Owl in Hampshire

during the summer of 2014. It’s

magnificent round dish-shaped

face makes for an arresting and

unique focal point.

e uropeAn eAgle owl

shooTinG in the golden hour on

a winter evening, Guy managed to

backlight this owl by shooting

towards the sun and has created

this ace rim light around the tip of

this European eagle owl’s wings.