Eager to Learn, Spotlight Image for 7/02/2010 Rachel Hollander

[Alfred Forns]

Congratulations Rachel Hollander
White Faced Scops Owl
Taken in Kapama Reserve, South Africa while on a night drive (obviously ).

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/60
f5.6
ISO 1600
Canon 430ex flash used and ranger held the spot on the owl as well.
Handheld from a safari vehicle, no crop, stray small branch cloned from bottom, NR applied to BG.

I had tried a crop of some off the space above and to the right but the noise on the owl shows up much more.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Ravi Hirekatur]

Congratulations! Very nice picture. I like the composition.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congratulations, Rachel!

[Grace Scalzo]

This is super. Love his gaze into the darkness. Congrats.

[Harshad Barve]

Congratulations Rachel

[Hilary Hann]

This is very nice Rachel, well done.

[Nate Chappell]

Congrats Rachel:cool:

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Congratulations Rachel!

[Lance Peters]

Big Congrats rachel :)

[Doug Brown]

What an amazing owl! Congrats on your spotlight image honors!

[Bill Dix]

Congratulations, Rachel! Well done!

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks everyone. I'm honored and glad everyone likes the image.

Rachel

[Fabs Forns]

Congratulations, Rachel.

[Rachel Hollander]

thanks Fabs

[Stu Bowie]

Congrats Rachel. A fine image from a combination of spot light and flash.