PEARL-SPOTTED OWLET | Lake Naivasha

[RakeshDhareshwar]

The only owl I could manage to sight in Africa . This was shot on the last day when I was winding up and heading back to the airport . Saw it nearby out in the open and was thrilled to get atleast one species of owl.

Camera : Canon 1D MK III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS
Aperture : f 9
Shutters : 1/1000
Speed : ISO 800

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Mital Patel]

excellent image bhai,
the calling pose makes it . felt gone way too left. slight moving to right would be nice and cropping some from top too.

white feathers seem hot can be toned down rest a superb image, i really love to see one in wild :)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rakesh, I live in Africa permanently, I dont have a single owl image Well timed to get the calling pose or yawn, and I like the layers of feathers captured on the chest. I would try and lighten the head a little more, and see what you can get out of the tail.

[arash_hazeghi]

like the pose and details, shadows are a bit harsh

[Ishmeet Sahni]

Good one Rakesh, love the pose. A little place on the left would add a lot more to the image.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Pity you anly saw this one, we have so many awesome Owls...You gonna need to come back and take another crack at them Harsh light nicely handled and the IQ looks good on a killer BG!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Sweet light effect here bhai....

[gail bisson]

Very nice pose. I would try to get some detail out of the tail,
Gail

[john jackson]

Thanks for posting this, which brings back happy memeories of a characteristic sound of Africa (at least in the places I have been). I like the position of the bird in the frame: it leaves space for the headline!