Our guide knew there were spotted owlets in the vicinity of this tree, as you might guess they were well hidden, one decided to come into a more open area in order to have a good look at us. I took a few images and gently backed away.
Hand held, the image was cropped, I didn't want to get too close.
Camera : Olympus E-M1X
Lens focal length : 420 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 841.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
Photographic Sensitivity : 400
Exposure bias : +1.7 EV
Exposure time : 1/400 sec
F number : F5.6
Flash : OFF
Tough little guys to capture. Nice direct stare, with good exposure. I might give the bird (but not the branch) just a tad more sharpening. (Focus looks like it might have been on the branch.)
A picture of an owl is always a good thing!
I agree with Bill about sharpening the owl a bit more.
Having him come out onto the branch was great in terms of a clutter-free BG but that branch is a bit big for the owl.
I would reduce the luminance of the blues in LR using the HSL tab. I think you could get some of the sky color back,
Gail
Spotted owlet (Athene brama)
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