SUMMARY
Louise Norris won the Birds category at the LCE Photographer of the Year competition with her image 'A Gazing Owlet.' The photograph features a 4-week-old owlet making eye contact, composed with a natural frame of leaves. Norris shot the image handheld using a Canon EOS R6 Mark II camera and a 100-500mm telephoto lens, working in low light conditions with an exposure of 1/50s at f/7.1 and ISO 10,000.
TAKEAWAYS
Owlet photo won the Birds category at the LCE Photographer of the Year Awards.
Image captured handheld with Canon EOS R6 Mark II and 100-500mm lens.
The winning shot features a 4-week-old owlet making direct eye contact.
Technical details include 1/50s, f/7.1, ISO 10,000 in low light.