Northern Saw-whet Owl

Glenn Bartley · Oct 6, 2010

I had a very neat opportunity the other night to photograph this cute little owl. I havent seen too many shots of this species at night so I thought I'd post this one.

All the best!

Glenn

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 14
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On - 2 flashes off camera
ISO: 400
Focal length: 300mm f/4 IS

bygum · Oct 6, 2010

Great shot Glen I have yet to see my first owl

loosecanon · Oct 6, 2010

Outstanding.. I would love to spend a weekend shooting with you.

Olcoot · Oct 6, 2010

Outstanding shot just beautiful

Art Photographers · Oct 6, 2010

Great exposure and contrast in this one. Great capture!

EricD · Oct 7, 2010

Art Photographers said:
Great exposure and contrast in this one. Great capture!

I agree!!!

Reminds of a Screech owl here in florida.

jackiejay · Oct 7, 2010

so pretty great shot

ClarkKent · Oct 7, 2010

Woah! Fantastic capture!

Feauteaux · Oct 7, 2010

ClarkKent said:
Woah! Fantastic capture!

I can only but aggree with you! :thumbup:

icassell · Oct 7, 2010

Glenn,

As much as I love your hummer shots, I love this one more! Excellent capture of a bird that can be hard to find (is it wild?). The branch above him and the black BG frame him perfectly. I'm curious, however, why you used multiple flashes for the stationary bird and how you set them up. The eyes came out great, so I assume your flashes were off to the side.