Pel's Fishing Owl South Africa

More from my workshop in Africa in November of 2012.

Night Safaris in Africa are always fun and productive. This is a Pel’s Fishing Owl that was illuminated by an old-fashioned high-power tungsten spotlight. Once the correct exposure is determined, it doesn't change unless the distance between the subject and the light source changes; Increase the ISO if the light source to subject distance increases, decrease the ISO if the light source to subject decreases :)

The Pel's Fishing Owl is one of the largest owls on earth. Among the world's owls, it ranks as the fifth heaviest on average, the seventh longest in length and measured wing chord and fourth longest in mean wingspan (1.24 meters or 60 inches). They typically weigh about the same as a Snowy Owl.

Pel’s Fishing Owl Dorsal View (Scotopelia peli, Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel Croatian) South Africa. ©2012 Christopher Dodds All Rights Reserved. ISO 20,000 @ 1/250s f/5.6 @ 500mm. Hand-held. Full frame image.

Great Grey Owl NIGHTFLIGHT

I recently had this beautiful Great Grey Owl all to myself. It spent most of the afternoon sitting on a big green garbage can with its eyes closed. Just as I decided to tweak a few settings on my Sony Alpha 1 camera, it perked up and started to look around as Great Grey Owls do; it really is a fantastic species to spend time with. This image is one of 12 that I made during its flight from the garbage can to a branch just before it got dark. Not all of my stories are action-packed romantic encounters in the wilds - smile.

Private owl prowls are available on a limited basis at a discounted price of USD$1,000.00/day plus local sales tax. Shoot me an email if you would like more details: chris@chrisdoddsphoto.com