Crested Owl (Ecuador)

[Glenn Bartley]

I found this guy while out for a hike in the Amazon back in May. Good thing he was sitting nice and still as it was hopelessly dark ;)

Happy New Year Everyone!



Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter speed: 1 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

[Dan Walker]

Very cool species! and very sharp for 1 sec. ss. Love the stare, talons and habitat.

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely shot of this amazing owl. You did very well with the hopelessly dark conditions...;)

[RAM MALLYA]

Lovely species and a good compo

[John Ippolito]

Spectacular find, Glenn. I'm glad it decided to sit tight for you. TFS, and very nicely done!

[Kiran Poonacha]

What a collection of gems you have glenn, this is treat to watch indeed, nice eye contact and details.. the species makes this for me... TFS

[Peter Farrell]

Very cool Owl. I am impressed at the detail and sharpness under the conditions you describe and 1 sec exposure.
Peter

[Raymond Barlow]

Excellent Glenn... wonder if you did try some flash at some point?.. superb details at such a low ss.

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Glenn, Pretty darn impressive for 1 sec. I like the pose with the strong eye contact. I also think your composition displays the bird very well. I am not familiar with this bird but If my eyes and monitor do not deceive me I believe I see a slight green cast on the bird. I tried Robert O'Toole's Average Blur technique from his APTAPS-2 and the change was subtle but I thought it was an improvement. The browns and whites seemed to brighten up a bit. Thanks for sharing another lovely image.

[Suzanne Huot]

This is an owl with Charactor Glenn,and you captured him so well ,amazing how much detail you managed to capture in that low light

[Kurt Bowman]

Terrific capture for 1 second....never seen this species. Very cool looking owl.