Notices by Rob Haines (rob_haines@mastodon.art), page 2

Finally, I spent some time in the woods with this unnamed great grey owl. She had some wonderful Ghibli vibes, and a lot of great expressions!

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A somewhat more sedate shot of Ozzy in his role as bouncer for the nearby mushroom village :D

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I recently had the chance to take a bunch of photos at the British Birds of Prey Centre in south Wales.

Despite somewhat overcast skies I got some shots I'm pretty happy with, so this'll be an ongoing thread of good birbs, as and when I get to editing them :D

First up, Ozzy the Bengal eagle owl!

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This whole shoot was a real learning experience for me.

I went in relying heavily on my camera's aperture priority mode, until it *very rapidly* became clear that I was going to have to take a lot more control over my exposures and shutter speeds for these fast-moving friends.

By the time I took these shots of Ozzy in flight, the late afternoon clouds had rolled in, so these were a great test of what I'd learned over the course of the day!

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@thatonecalculator @Jessica@fedi.absturztau.be I re-drafted quick :D

I wasn't aware of that interaction; thanks for letting me know!

And my current focus - for certain values of "focus", at least - is an in-game photo project of Outer Wilds.

*** SPOILER WARNING: Outer Wilds is perhaps the most spoiler-susceptible game I have ever played. I would strongly recommend not viewing this album if you haven't played it and there is a chance you may play it in the future. I would hate to spoil this experience for anyone! <3 ***

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ciLpDD333PAqB7B78

Since I've picked up a smattering of new followers over the last few days, a quick re-#introduction thread:

I'm Rob, programmer, catdad and cross-disciplinary creative from south Wales.

Sometimes I'll post regular microfiction, like this thread: https://mastodon.art/@rob_haines/108268321790107855 , or interactive fiction such as In Memoriam: https://rob-haines.itch.io/in-memoriam

Other times I'll be posting photos of my local environment, intersecting trees and powerlines, or sometimes just a bunch of delightfully chunky textures:

I've previously written videogames analysis and criticism for Unwinnable and Eurogamer - amongst others - which can be found here: https://robhainesauthor.tumblr.com/nonfiction