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Spectacled Owl
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This Spectacled Owl was photographed in Soberania National Park south of Gamboa, Panama.
Spectacled Owls are owls of the wet forests of southern Mexico south into Central and South America. They are the largest of the neotropical rainforest owls.
They prefer to roost in areas of dense forest and are generally hard to find for that reason. We found this one because our bird guide knew where it nested. The juveniles are a striking white with a dark mask (my photo of the juvenile is blurry, unfortunately).
I have never heard them call, but it is often described as a series of 7-8 rapid hoots. It has been compared to the rapping of a large woodpecker.
I shot this using a cheap Tamron 1.4X converter on my Tokina 100-300 f/4. The 35mm effective focal length would have been 630mm. I shot this handheld with the Anti-shake turned on. It isn't as tack sharp as I could have had with a 600mm f/4 lens, but considering I handheld the 630mm worth of lens at 1/125th of a second, I was pleased.
While I normally would try to photoshop out the red-eye, for some reason, I think it adds to this picture rather than detracting from it.
This is a crop of the original. |
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- livios
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(16856) - [2005-10-13 19:11]
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Chris, you mentioned that sharpness could be better, but no doubt the picture is worthwhile posting.
Great pov and composition. I like the big red eyes too.
You have great animals to present! Great color and excellent composition. This is a very nice shot. Well done & TFS!
Best regards, Radu
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