Taken a long time ago, this tiny beauty was so sweet, and posed for us with no issues at all! Maria was only 4, and she found two other owls nearby!

Another lucky day in the woods.

Trumpeter Swan incoming

Some sweet light and a not bad angle on this swan coming in for a landing after its afternoon exercise.

I might have enjoyed a lower angle, but with that, I would lose some reflection.

I was happy to not see the yellow tags on the wings, so no cloning was needed. With the manual exposure and the Sony electronic viewfinder, exposure is easy, and usually very close. Especially if you know how to read a histogram.

With the A9 viewfinder controls, we can tell the camera to show the live histogram, and monitor it while we shoot. A very huge advantage!

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3 in a row!

Long-tailed ducks Incoming!

A wonderful chance to catch these 3 beauties coming into look for a change of scenery. Also, it was nice to have such sweet light behind me.

Birds in Flight will always be my favourite type of shooting, but I do miss the dragonflies from last summer!

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Long-tailed Ducks

A fun day with some sweet sunlight at our backs. Maria and I had such a good time with these beauties. Hoping for another chance soon!

At about 45 mph, the challenge was AF speed, and the ability to keep these birds in the frame. I will say the A9 was brilliant.

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Purple Gallinule in Florida

Such awesome colours on this beautiful marsh bird.

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Great grey owl hunting for a natural Dinner.

It was nice to catch this flight shot as this amazing owl was moving to a new hunting position. Panning the speed of the owl was easy as I was using a Jobu Gimbal head, on an Algonquin tripod, also made by Jobu.

Let's hop for another try with these wonderful owls through the winter of 2021.

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"Circle of Life" in the natural world.

A male Kestrel flew right to the passenger door of my pickup truck, and scooped this mouse out of the grass, and ventured off to the nearest tree.

On foot, my guest and I were able to move in close and capture a few images of the feeding. Often, while out photographing wild raptors, we will see a feeding. Here we can witness the falcon eating the brains of the mouse first., as opposed to an owl which will swallow the mouse whole.

Enjoy and respect Nature!

Red-necked spurfowl
2020 Tanzania Tour.

We had a great visit with this beauty, as we were able to create several backgrounds and angles as it posed for about 10 minutes!

Thanks to our awesome driver for providing such an awesome opportunity.

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February 2002 tour to Tanzania!

Special thanks to my guests, this was another excellent tour almost 9 years ago.

These to majestic beauties posed for me by a dried up lake, near our lunch area. So a sandwich on one hand, and the shutter button in the other.

Lets hope for another tour in 2021!

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Puffin in flight
2016 Photo Tour.

So much fun catching flight shots of these beauty's! i am still hoping for a tour to happen in 2021 summer!

Newfoundland 2010
I still enjoy going through the old images from 10 years ago!
Thanks to Chris, Glenn, and David for a fun trip. ( my first tour )

Here we had a pod of Orca dining on a Minke whale right in front of us!

Spectacular Nature!

Tall and Hungry!

Looks like a great salad!

East African Giraffe, munching down on an Acacia tree.
February 2020 tour.

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A young Red-tailed with a great dinner!

This looked like a first-year bird, we watch it hunt for about an hour, working the fields while perching on the hydro wires and poles.

Maria and I watched it dive down into the brush, so I drove in for a closer look. With both cameras and lenses clicking, we virtually caught the same image!

The first bite!

First, came the head of the vole. then the rest of the bits and pieces! It didn't take long, and the meal was devoured. I will not soon forget how happy Maria was to have caught a nice image of this feast.

You can see her shot in her own gallery located at the bottom of my main page here on this website.

We hope to go back up soon!



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Cedar Waxwing on some breakfast!

Maria and I had about 50 of these beauties on this berry bush for 20 minutes almost a month ago, we had so much fun trying to capture them. About 800 images later, we moved on!

A difficult edit due to the heavy overcast skies, and the high iso setting (4000), but worth a try regardless. We never know what will work until we try. But wow, talk about flat light!

These beauties are always a great find, but now we are on the lookout for Snowy owls!

Have a good December! thanks for your visit!

Females in flight!
A7r4 + 150-600 Tamron g2 lens

Long-tailed ducks are nearby and flights are so much fun to capture!

It was just one of those amazing days!



East Africa tour, 2013.



My guests and I were enjoying a nice hot breakfast on our last morning of the tour. Fun stories and great Tanzania coffee served piping hot! A beautiful morning, and we were all packed up ready to head to the local airport, about a 20-minute drive from the camp.

My brother Nas, the ground company's owner, and a great friend walked into the restaurant tent, and asked us if we would like to see a leopard on the way to the airport??

We jumped!

So, 10 minutes from camp, our 2 safari vehicles end up under this tree, with this brilliant cat in a deep sleep. Still a very cool shot. (I will edit one someday!)

15 minutes go by, and she wakes up, moves around, and models for us, maybe an hour or so with so many shots taken.

Life is about the experiences and the stories, I have been so lucky to have traveled to so many amazing destinations with all of my guests.



Let's hope for more when Civid is under control!



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3 years after.

(Lately I have been editing a few images lately
from the good ole days!)

In this case, there was a bit of a story. I spent 3 hours watching for thee birds in the Niagara Gorge when finally this adult male lifted off right below me and flew to my right.

When the bird was closing in on the Falls, it turned and started a downward flight path to come towards me. It looked to me that this bird was flying with some determination!

As it was coming closer, I could see that it was moving so fast, it would be impossible for me to keep up with it. Do not ask me why I did this, I can't explain it - but I removed the camera and lens away from my eye, and shot this bird with the camera away from my face, about 18 inches, hoping to keep this speedster in focus and in the frame.

As crazy as it may seem, and as luck would have it, I when home with this shot and a big smile on my face!

Straight up luck? Indeed! With nature photography, we count on a bit of luck to help us through the hours of persistence and waiting.

July 4th, 2008

Incidentally, Daisy arrived in Canada with Maria in her tummy on July 04, 2005!

1/400 sec, f4, iso 400.

3 years after Daisy and Maria arrived to Canada.

White-breasted nuthatch

Maria and I were hosting a day trip workshop, and came onto some songbirds last week, good fun in sweet light with these beauties.

We were using the Tamron 150-600 g2 with the Sony mount adapter.
Jobu Algonquin Tripod and Jobu Gimbal head.
Sony A9 camera.

Long-eared owl
GTA

Amazing to see this beautiful owl, only 4 feet off the ground! Thanks to Philip Dunn and Steve Rossi for the help in finding this one! Awesome view in sweet light.

Tamron 150-600 g2
a7r4 Sony
Jobu tripod and Gimbal

This used to be almost an obsession of mine. raptors in flight.

This is a true challenge.

This trip was with my family, and also to deliver a Jobu Algonquin to a buddy. I am looking forward to getting more into video, and architecture., landscapes too. Join me if you wish.. ray@raymondbarlow.com or 905 520 8853.



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Loving the A7r4, amazing focus and superb files.

This red-tailed was actively hunting for voles, moving from perch to perch. Sweet soft light gave us the opportunity to shoot from any direction. I was able to catch several shots during this flight, but I like the evergreen trees in the background of this particular image.

Obviously a very young bird, learning survival, and what a blast to be out there in the fresh air enjoying true nature at its best!

200-600mm lens.
Jobu Support gear.

Red-tailed Hawk

Maria and I had a fun experience with this very young 1st year bird. It is a long story, but I was able to anticipate where and when this bird was going to fly... on 3 separate flights!

I am not a fan of white or blue sky backgrounds, but since this is a RTH, and this shot is almost head on. It was not baited, I decided to edit at least one shot.

Later it dropped down from its perch on a telephone pole, and feasted on a chunky vole. I was able to maneuver our "rolling hide" into position for a fantastic view of the meal... both Maria and I were able to catch the same shot of the Voles head in the beak of the hawk.

I will edit that one later this coming week., for now, I am glad I am not a rodent in that field! This bird is one heck of a hunter.

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Cedar Waxwing

Maria and I lucked out in a pretty woodland lot as about 40 waxwings decided to feed on these berries. I am pretty sure I fired close to 800 frames, and may likely edit one more image! That is a lot of effort for a couple shots!

Many of these birds were first year, with mottled feathers, so i won't be editing those shot I do not think.

I am always amazed at the texture of their feathers, so smooth, and clean, with such wonderful colours. And we could hear such a cute song too.

Awesome and real nature!

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Short eared owl in Flight.
Ontario, Canada.

Short eared owl in Flight.
Ontario, Canada.

Short eared owl in Flight.
Ontario, Canada.

A fun day out in the woods with 3 Saw whet owls!

Hoping for another chance soon! Maybe tomorrow morning,
November 5th.

Email me here if your interested in one on one Covid Safe workshops with wild owls.

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November moon
Hoping for a better chance this weekend.

A very handsome male being chased away from the ladies!

Wood duck on the run.

Southern Ontario, Canada.

Daisy and Maria - Little Davis Falls, Hamilton

Daisy and Maria - Oxtongue River, Algonquin Highlands.

Thanks to buddy Chris Mewett for joining me at the jumping station!

Jobu Algonquin and Jobu Jr. were used here -

Factory seconds are - For Sale!

Again, I am blown away by the AF on the sony A9, brilliant!

But I am looking fwd to the A9X! Some day.

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City-scapes with Raymond and Maria!

Thanks to Maria for some creative help on this night shoot.

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A9 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A9 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

Two fish in Flight!

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A9 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A9 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A7r4 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A7r4 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

Another FIF!

Fish in flight!

Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A7r4 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

I am still not sure on the species!

Maria and I spent the afternoon today at a small dam with salmon and trout jumping. My first time ever trying to catch such action, and wow are they fast, as one would expect!

I fired quit a few frames, and came home with a few keepers.

And, since this is so challenging, I will definitely try again soon!

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Salmon Migration
Southern Ontario, 2020
A7r4 + 200-600OSS
Jobu Gimbal head and Algonquin tripod

A fun night out with the family once again, a trip to see and photograph some wood ducks, then a quick visit to see the Marilyn Monroe buildings.

I thought that the new 20mm lens did a nice job., very sharp. Note - a little lens correction in Photoshop.

It sure is nice to have a new lens to mess with during the slow business situation. Sony rocks!

Four Trees on the river.
Jobu Algonquin + Jobu Jr. Gimbal

Oxtongue River Scene. Love the Sony 20mm f1.8!

Jobu Algonquin + Jobu Jr. Gimbal

October 3rd seemed be a bit of a disappointing day trip north to this awesome river. The Maples have shed their red leaves, so the colours were a bit thinned out.

Good fun regardless, taking the lessons from the last trip and applying them to this Saturday shoot. Even though I made mistakes, this is how we learn. Maybe one more run North early this week.

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Fall Landscapes.

My first landscape with the Sony 28-70OSS, hooked up to the A9.

Pretty nice lens, and I hope to give it another try soon

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