Prickly Perch


Tucson, AZ - 05 Dec 2022     

This was quite a treat - a Great Horned Owl free to fly in desert. This was at the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson on a drizzly day. They have a bird show where they allow the birds to fly in the desert with the tourists standing in the middle of the area - it is a very large area. This guy landed near a chain cholla cactus. While it was damp it was great light on the desert - open aperture and bump ISO to allow a fast shutter speed. I was using the 100-500 lens so it was easy to get close.

Cal Holman Posted on 09 Jul 2023

EXIF

Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Focus
159 mm
Speed
1/319 sec
Aperture
f/5.0
ISO
400
Program
Aperture priority
Exposure
0 EV
WB
Auto white balance