Rufous-banded Owl (Ecuador)

[Glenn Bartley]

It seems like everyone is in full-fledged Owl mode this winter. So here is a tropical species to add to the plethora of Great Grays...

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Flash: On
ISO: 800
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent image Glen, good flash work, detail and sharpness. I would have darkened the background a little. It would help make the OOF branches in the background less noticable.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Beautiful owl, with those coal black eyes. Very sharp and great handling of the flash. Agree with darkening the BG just a bit as the flash lit it up too, especially at the bottom. All told though, a great shot.

[Karl Egressy]

This Owl has nice pattern and colours. Well photographed and presented, Glenn.

[dankearl]

Way too much flash.
It looks like it was taken with car headlights on it.