Athene cunicularia

WOW! Great shot Nicolas; love the light; nice framing, and I like the background too.

Hi,

This is my first post, so I would like to recieve your comments to

help me improve my photos. This A. cunicularia picture is one of

the 12 pics that I put in my folder " wild Pampas ". If you have

time, please visit it.

Rigth now, I'm shooting my number 16th slide roll, so as a beginner,

I'm open to any kind of advise.

To take this photo I used a Canon Elan IIe, and a sigma 50-500 at

500, f:6,7 and unrecorded exposure. Bean bag and my car as support.

Sensia II 100 pushed 1 stop.

Ok, thanks a lot in advanse.

Nicolas - Argentina.

I like the composition and the side/back lighting without a strong silhouette. I also like the hummingbird closeup. I can appreciate the Genus species names as I'm a scientist, but for us non-botanists it would be nice to see the common names too. Just a suggestion. Nice photos. How's the Sigma in terms of handling and sharpness?

Nice exposure in spite of the difficult lighting.

Thanks you all guys.

Anthony....I see, you are right, but I can`t write the english names as easy as in spanish. Anyway, this is a "Lechucita de las Viscacheras"....I mean...a "Burrowing Owl".

About the sigma....I'm really happy with it. It's big and heavy, not to walk around handhelding it, but it's fast, quiet, and the slides looks pretty sharp in a lupe. This lens is completely diferet than the 170-500.

Nevertheless...I never had a "white" prime lens to compare.

Thanks again. Bye. Nicolas.

Wonderful image with great composition and use of light. Congratulaions!

Muy buena! Felicitaciones.