PEARL-SPOTTED OWLET | Lake Naivasha

[RakeshDhareshwar]

The only owl I could manage to sight in Africa . This was shot on the last day when I was winding up and heading back to the airport . Saw it nearby out in the open and was thrilled to get atleast one species of owl.

Camera : Canon 1D MK III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS
Aperture : f 9
Shutters : 1/1000
Speed : ISO 800

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Mital Patel]

excellent image bhai,
the calling pose makes it . felt gone way too left. slight moving to right would be nice and cropping some from top too.

white feathers seem hot can be toned down rest a superb image, i really love to see one in wild :)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rakesh, I live in Africa permanently, I dont have a single owl image :e3 Well timed to get the calling pose or yawn, and I like the layers of feathers captured on the chest. I would try and lighten the head a little more, and see what you can get out of the tail. :w3

[arash_hazeghi]

like the pose and details, shadows are a bit harsh

[Ishmeet Sahni]

Good one Rakesh, love the pose. A little place on the left would add a lot more to the image.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Pity you anly saw this one, we have so many awesome Owls...You gonna need to come back and take another crack at them:S3: Harsh light nicely handled and the IQ looks good on a killer BG!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Sweet light effect here bhai....:5

[gail bisson]

Very nice pose. I would try to get some detail out of the tail,
Gail

[john jackson]

Thanks for posting this, which brings back happy memeories of a characteristic sound of Africa (at least in the places I have been). I like the position of the bird in the frame: it leaves space for the headline!