B&W Owl + re-post

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2010334 views19 comments

Ecuador, June 2010
"Black and White" owls are about 14 inches tall, and are fairly common in the forest canopy below 5200 feet.
This fellow liked to hang around our lodge, near a large light, for wamth and the bugs attracted by the light.

D300s
500mm
1/160 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 800
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Optional,TTL

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 2, 2010 at 3:41 AM

Excellent pose Sandy and nice habitat. I'd love to see the pupil retouched so the red eye does not show. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 2, 2010 at 8:05 AM

Amazing shot!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM

Pretty cool looking bird. The shadow caused by the flash is distracting for me. Overall, the flash seems to be a bit strong. Still wish I had one of these in my collection though.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 2, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Another new one for me. Wild owls are always a treat, and to find one in the rainforest is extra special IMO. I really like the view of the plumage and facial patterns.

Max

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 2, 2010 at 12:21 PM

Don't you love it when the birds cooperate!
Nice composition and details. The colors look great.
The shadow and "Steel eye" are a bit distracting but nice job none the less.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on September 2, 2010 at 1:05 PM

I suspect your bird was also attracted to the bugs the light attracted, and the critters that feed on those bugs.

Nice job with the flash. I agree with Akos about fixing the red-eye.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 2, 2010 at 1:49 PM

Incredibly cool species Sandy. Well done on this image overall.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 2, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Nicely done Sandy, I'd try to remove any red eye as well. Jim is correct regarding why there are near the lights, because that's where their prey is.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 2, 2010 at 7:49 PM

An incredibly interesting species Sandy.

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Comment posted by Tom Webster on September 2, 2010 at 8:15 PM

Greetings, Sandy. A very interesting owl. I'm not put off by the flash shadow. It's a night image fore goodness sakes. But, I would take a little time to correct for the red eye. All the barring on the underside is quite striking.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 2, 2010 at 9:33 PM

What an interesting owl. Beautiful feather pattern.

Peter

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on September 2, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Great pose and details, it's a beautiful owl that I'd love to see, as others have said the shadow and red eye are a bit distracting but the over all image is great

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 3, 2010 at 12:35 AM

OK, Re-post with reddish eyes reduced further.
Thanks to Jim DeWitt for "how best to" !

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on September 3, 2010 at 1:23 AM

Nice work on the re-post.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 3, 2010 at 2:53 PM

Sandy, you have been posting quite a few interesting species, this one included. I'd work on the red eyes.

Love the pose.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 4, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Well composed frame, good use of flash with the low light conditions. Not much you can do about the flash shadow, it's just par for the course

I like it

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 4, 2010 at 7:11 PM

Interesting bird well captured Sandy

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on September 5, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Love the color of this guy, very well captured.

Registered on July 23, 2010, 42 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 7, 2010 at 7:59 PM

I've been away for a few days, glad I looked a little deeper in the forum than usual. You did very well this fellow Sandy, excellent work getting rid of the red-eye.

Ken Archer

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