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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JimL" data-source="post: 846258" data-attributes="member: 69920">What a great forum!Thank you all for sharing your wisdom - I have learnt a lot from this example.In summary:I think the focus is correct in this case, although I understand potential pitfalls better now.I don’t think there is an issue with movement as  target is still and shutter speed is 1/3200 and vr is on. I have a slight nagging doubt over vr and may turn it off in future for high shutter speeds- even though I don’t have good evidence about that.Image noise is fine with iso 500 as there was plenty of light. In this situation with less light I should have been fine with a slower shutter speed.Lens and camera well regarded and capable so not an issue here.It was a hot day with noticeable heat haze and shimmer- mid summer in UK - in my notes I commented that I noticed this from10 am (sunrise around 4:30 am). This is the issue here - made worse by subject being far away over a flat stretch of heather and grass. I don’t think I could do much about this - I was in a small hut on a featureless moor - couldn’t get closer without disturbing the bird. I do have 1.4 TCEiii but this won’t change the physical distance to subject. Potentially might give a little help but unlikely.Take home - get out of bed earlier! (I was up at 5 am) - I will be there again on Tuesday so try to get there sooner, although thunderstorms are predicted so it might not work out.  Also I think the owls are coming to the end of breeding and will be dispersing soon. It has been the best year for SEO for many years due to peak vole numbers.Thank you all again.</blockquote>

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