Mottled Owl

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Following with my owl series. Mottled Owl (Strix virgata).
In North America is common to find owls active during the day but in tropical countries they prefer to be active at night. This is a good example of that as the image was taken around midnight.

For this one

Mark IV
600f/4@f/5.6
ISO400
1/400sec
Tripod
Full frame
Audio playback used to lure this bird.
Pupils were darkened in PS.

By mistake I set the shutter speed to fast (1/400) so this one came out a bit underexposed so I had to fix that in PS.

Thanks for looking.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Juan nice owl with good detail and lovely colors . The greenish patch on LHS is sadly kind distracting.
I have to say in general i do not like night photography , but understand your point in getting this shot

TFS Andreas

[David Salem]

Another cool looking owl Juan. Looks like Lots of great species in CR. Great looking big eyes and I like the catchlight in them. Techs look good too. Well done, again

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of owl in habitat. Nice look back pose, beautiful perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

Another excellent image in this owl series Juan. I like the pose, setting, flash work, IQ and composition.

[Binu John]

Another great Owl shot! Brilliant use of flash and excellent composition and pose. TFS