Are you lookin' at me? 4 ....

Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 28 November 2006 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

I know he is suffering from a bad case of red-eye, but is sort of works doesn't it?

'Are you lookin' at me' series

Are you lookin' at me? 1
Are you looking at me? 2
Are you lookin' at me? 3
Are you lookin' at me? 4
Are you lookin' at me? 5
Are you lookin' at me? 6
Are you lookin' at me? 7

I could hear an owl at night when we were camping, but it remained frustratingly elusive for two nights. The third evening curiosity got the better of it and it flew down, near the campfire, onto a tree trunk to see what we were doing. I had never tried a night shot with this camera and did not have a tripod, so I took this leaning on a tree trunk. It is impossible shooting into the pitch black night with a digitial camera because you cannot see a thing! The miracle is, I ended up with what I think might be a 'Ninox strenua or Powerful Owl'.

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Comments (9)

Suby from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Eeeeeck, me heart just froze there, he wants maaa sooul, nnnnoooooooo. The red eye definitely worksd for this shot, now I flee cause it still staring at me and wants ma soul :(

Suby

28 Nov 2006 8:08am

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Crikey, looks very sinister with the red eye. cracking take, nicely and appropriately captioned.

28 Nov 2006 10:57am

emarquetti from Itajai, Brazil

I can´t imagine what 'he/she' thank about the flash. But the image is great!

28 Nov 2006 11:56am

Bob from New Jersey, United States

Amazing you were able to capture this image.
I know how elusive owls can be.
I hear them hooting all the time, but have only seen them once and from a very far distance.

28 Nov 2006 1:02pm

seventhray from United States

Awsome shot! Shooting at night with a digital is extremely frustrating! I know that all to well and what wild creature is going to wait for you to whip out a tripod! It's all shoot and pray!lol You did a wonderful job and that is an excellent picture! I love the red eye it goes perfect with the whole photo!

28 Nov 2006 3:20pm