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Sjöstedt's Owlet - Curiously tilting head
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Sjöstedt's Owlet - Curiously tilting head (Glaucidium sjostedti)

A surprisingly cooperative subject who did not seem disturbed by the flashlight. Taken without camera flash.
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Habitat
Tropical Rainforest
Location
Lomako-Yokokala Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo
Date taken
2024-09-18 @ ~ 20:24 (8:24PM)
Scientific name
Glaucidium sjostedti
Equipment used
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/30s, F/2.8, ISO 1600, 600mm in 35mm equivalent/108mm actual focal length, hand held
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delia todd
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A wonderful picture ScottSobel - a species we have hardly ever seen come into the Gallery. I think, too, this is a clearer image than the one currently on the Opus page, so I'll upload it there shortly.

Many thanks for sharing it with us lad, it is most appreciated.
 
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delia todd said:
A wonderful picture ScottSobel - a species we have hardly ever seen come into the Gallery. I think, too, this is a clearer image than the one currently on the Opus page, so I'll upload it there shortly.

Many thanks for sharing it with us lad, it is most appreciated.
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Thank you for the compliment Delia. I don't think either of my images looks better than the one that's on the Opus page now. Together, my images and the one that is there now show interesting variation in the amount of rufous. Or, maybe it's the difference between flashlight and daylight.
 
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ScottSobel said:
Thank you for the compliment Delia. I don't think either of my images looks better than the one that's on the Opus page now. Together, my images and the one that is there now show interesting variation in the amount of rufous. Or, maybe it's the difference between flashlight and daylight.
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Thanks lad. I did think to keep the other one on the page, but a smaller image underneath your own.

I just felt it was rather dark and didn't show much plumage detail, but possibly how they are seen in the Jungle!!
 
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delia todd said:
Thanks lad. I did think to keep the other one on the page, but a smaller image underneath your own.

I just felt it was rather dark and didn't show much plumage detail, but possibly how they are seen in the Jungle!!
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There could be quite a difference between daylight low in the forest and a bright white flashlight. I'm not sure. Do you think this photo with the tilted head is better than the one looking straight at the camera? I couldn't choose and posted both on my site.
 
delia todd
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Hi Scott... I'm back again!! Just to say that I've now added this image to the Opus article as well.

At last, I've got around to doing it.... had a lot of work on lately. sorry.
 
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delia todd said:
Hi Scott... I'm back again!! Just to say that I've now added this image to the Opus article as well.

At last, I've got around to doing it.... had a lot of work on lately. sorry.
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Thanks for letting me know. I hope you never feel time pressure for making such edits. Life comes first.
 

Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
ScottSobel
Date added
View count
290
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ300
Aperture
ƒ/2.8
Focal length
108.0 mm
Exposure time
1/30 second(s)
ISO
1600
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
20240918_202342_P1130376.jpg
File size
6.8 MB
Date taken
Wed, 18 September 2024 8:23 PM
Dimensions
2253px x 3000px

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