Snowy Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted February 12, 2012457 views21 comments

I got to the beach where these Owls like to congegrate before sunrise. This one flew in from a night of hunting,and I watched him clean the mud from his feet and talons for about an hour before he headed off for a long nap.

D700
500 mm vr
1/3200
f9
iso 400

Cleaned up a few twigs in the bottom right corner

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on February 12, 2012 at 11:49 PM

what a great action shot, three thumbs up!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 13, 2012 at 2:06 AM

Another snowy beauty - love the pose, direct stare, and golden BG.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 13, 2012 at 7:21 AM

Great shot- Excellent exposure, eye contact and BG on this image- My congrats, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 13, 2012 at 7:43 AM

I love this one, Charlie. great setting, nice wing position, and great eye contact. simply a beauty.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 13, 2012 at 8:43 AM

Killer shot Charlie. Great eye contact-beautiful light, and the flight pose shows the wing detail quite well. Love it!

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 13, 2012 at 8:55 AM

Hello Charlie

Great Exposure & Capture. Like the Lookin At-You & Wing Position.

TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 13, 2012 at 9:48 AM

Gorgeous, Charlie. Excellent work getting a flight shot given how little these guys fly during the day. Wonderful head turn.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 13, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Stupendous Charlie

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 13, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Excellent flight shot Charlie, great eye conatact and detail. Sweet Photo

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 13, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Great capture, Charlie. Beautiful shot !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 13, 2012 at 2:40 PM

Charlie, nice light and eye contact in this.

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 13, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Nice timing to get the bird looking squarely at you.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on February 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Charlie,
It really doesn't get much better than this. Love the wing position, the head turn towards you, and the background. Sweet image.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 13, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Stunning!!!

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Runco on February 13, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Great capture Charlie, love those eyes.

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 13, 2012 at 11:33 PM

Awfully sweet, I'll have to get down there soon.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on February 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM

Great shot of a tough subject. Love the head turn & the BG is perfect.

Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 15, 2012 at 9:18 AM

Excellent flight shot. I like the wing position and the look he is giving you. The BG is OOF just the right amount. I prefer BGs like this to the totally smooth look. Nice job.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 16, 2012 at 2:47 AM

Stunning shot. It looks like he knows you.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 16, 2012 at 10:47 AM

Wow, way to cool Charlie, one of the better snowy images I have seen, excellent job getting this flight shot, I really like the eye contact and wing spread, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on February 21, 2012 at 9:32 AM

Wonderful capture Charlie. Nice of him to turn and look at you.
May

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