Madagascar Scops Owl

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus rutilus)
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Date/Time 5/6/2008 105:10 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 1000
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 285.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Type External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation +2/3
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode Color Temperature(5200K)
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Drive Mode Low-speed continuous shooting
Handheld


Vincent Grafhorst
www.khwaiphotography.com
vincent@khwaiphotography.com

[Doug Brown]

Very good sharpness for a handheld shot at 1/50 second. I'm not familiar with this species, but I'm an owl guy and I really enjoy seeing birds from all over the world on BPN. You did well with the exposure (I assume you underexposed to gain shutter speed and used extra flash to compensate). I would try to tone down the OOF stuff in front of the bird and I would remove the in-focus twig to the right of the bird. Thanks for posting.

[Fabs Forns]

That is one evil eye!!!
Thanks for sharing this never seen bird with us, good advise by Doug.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

He is one serious looking owl Vincent. Love seeing different species and many thanks for sharing this with us. Great eye contact and I like his expression as well as nice detail. Great tips covered by Doug.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I don't think I have seen this species before, thanks for sharing! Very nice details and light and I agree regarding cloning out that little vertical branch in the upper right.