SeilerBird
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I spent six months planning my trip to Disney World. There are four lands there, Magic Kingdom (Disneyland east), Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. Can you guess which one I went to on the first day? Yep, Animal Kingdom. And the first thing I did when I got there was head straight for the Flights of Wonder bird show (duh...). I was not disappointed. At one point during the show they asked for two volunteers with cameras. I did not volunteer. They put the two people on a bench on stage and had a Great Horned Owl fly straight at them and then at the last second lean back and land on a log located directly over the volunteers head.
Well a few days later I took my 10 frames per second a55 with my 8mm wide angle fisheye attached to the show. I went on a Thursday morning to the first show figuring the theater would be half empty, and it was. I sat near the front and when they asked for volunteers I raised my hand high and enthusiastically. Guano Joe picked me. I did make a small mistake. On the way up to the stage I got to the steps before the other lady and being a gentleman I let her go up the steps first. I should have gone first, I would have had the better seat. The owl flew over her head just to the right of me.
Now here I am on stage in a theater filled with people, I have an giant owl flying directly at me and I only have one chance to get this right. No pressure at all. It is very difficult to judge just how close this owl was to me. The 8mm lens makes every thing appear further away than it really is. I felt his wing lightly touch my hair as he went by. And his flight was silent.
Well a few days later I took my 10 frames per second a55 with my 8mm wide angle fisheye attached to the show. I went on a Thursday morning to the first show figuring the theater would be half empty, and it was. I sat near the front and when they asked for volunteers I raised my hand high and enthusiastically. Guano Joe picked me. I did make a small mistake. On the way up to the stage I got to the steps before the other lady and being a gentleman I let her go up the steps first. I should have gone first, I would have had the better seat. The owl flew over her head just to the right of me.
Now here I am on stage in a theater filled with people, I have an giant owl flying directly at me and I only have one chance to get this right. No pressure at all. It is very difficult to judge just how close this owl was to me. The 8mm lens makes every thing appear further away than it really is. I felt his wing lightly touch my hair as he went by. And his flight was silent.