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Mayank Kohli
01-01-2009, 08:02 PM
canon 350d,75-300mm lens
f/5.6
1/125
ISO 400
focal length 300mm

Bibhav Behera
01-01-2009, 10:53 PM
looks like a tawny owl who is pretending to be a pirate... (one eyed ...arr)

A.S.Chandrashekaran
11-01-2009, 08:49 PM
Could this be a Spoted Owlet?
Quote "Habitat: Open or semi-open country, including semi-desert. Within and on outskirts of villages and cultivation, groves with old trees, and ruins. This species avoids thick forest. Lives from sea-level to about 1400m." Un-quote. Whole of India almost.
A.S.Chandrashekaran

Sabyasachi Patra
22-04-2009, 08:50 PM
Mayank,
Some how I had missed this before. I would love have a bit more sharpness during capture and some sharpening during post processing. Where was this photographed? Is this a big crop?
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

Mayank Kohli
25-04-2009, 11:25 AM
ya..there is substantial cropping in this image..i know i should be getting more
stability and sharpness during capture but i am simply not able to hold my cam still when using the lens at the 300mm end! :( ..
this shot was taken near a lake in uttaranchal..close to bhimtal..
can anyone confirm which owl this is?

Rahul Parekh
25-04-2009, 11:36 AM
Hi Mayank,

lovely capture...

It looks like a 'Asian Barred Owlet (juv.) to me. Still not very sure though :)

A.S.Chandrashekaran
27-04-2009, 10:17 AM
"Athene Brama" commonly known as the 'Spotted Owlet'

Please find the Asian Barred Owl at the site below

http://www.birdfinders.co.uk/images/asian-barred-owlet-nepal-2008.jpg