File:African scops owl (Otus senegalensis) at Kruger National Park, South Africa. - 51255955957.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAfrican scops owl (Otus senegalensis) at Kruger National Park, South Africa. - 51255955957.jpg |
English: This was the highlight of the Kruger trip for me, African scops owl (Otus senegalensis). It is our smallest owl, about the size of a sparrow. This little owl gives a monotonous quivering distinctive "prrrp" at five second intervals, which Esther recognised as soon as she heard it, causing a rush to find it in the trees outside the chalet. It has ear tufts, but they are usually folded back unless it is disturbed.
Something else about these photos, they were all taken handheld at 1/60th of a second, something I would not have believed possible until I tried it. The lighting is just a normal hand torch, I would not use a flash with night birds as it would be highly unethical as it can damage their eyes. The hand holding at such a slow shutter speed was made possible by the combination of optical image stabilisation of the 400mm f1.8 lens, the ability of the lens to open to f1.8, and the in-body image stabilisation of the Canon R5 which is off the scale amazing. |
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Author | Derek Keats |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
Camera model | Canon EOS R5 |
Author | Derek Keats |
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Exposure time | 1/60 sec (0.016666666666667) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 500 |
Date and time of data generation | 19:10, 12 April 2021 |
Lens focal length | 400 mm |
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JPEG file comment | This was the highlight of the Kruger trip for me, African scops owl (Otus senegalensis). It is our smallest owl, about the size of a sparrow. This little owl gives a monotonous quivering distinctive "prrrp" at five second intervals, which Esther recognised as soon as she heard it, causing a rush to find it in the trees outside the chalet. It has ear tufts, but they are usually folded back unless it is disturbed. Something else about these photos, they were all taken handheld at 1/60th of a second, something I would not have believed possible until I tried it. The lighting is just a normal hand torch, I would not use a flash with night birds as it would be highly unethical as it can damage their eyes. The hand holding at such a slow shutter speed was made possible by the combination of optical image stabilisation of the 400mm f1.8 lens, the ability of the lens to open to f1.8, and the in-body image stabilisation of the Canon R5 which is off the scale amazing. |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | darktable 3.5.0~git2553.b22e42d55e-1 |
File change date and time | 20:39, 18 June 2021 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.31 |
Date and time of digitizing | 19:10, 12 April 2021 |
APEX shutter speed | 5.906891 |
APEX aperture | 2.970854 |
APEX exposure bias | −1 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 15 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 15 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 5,773.0796335447 |
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Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Lens used | EF400mm f/2.8L IS II USM |
Serial number of camera | 023121000008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 22:44, 16 June 2021 |
Rating (out of 5) | 1 |
Unique ID of original document | D2A978D151AFE840B3D8910BDCC74BE1 |
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