Great Gray

Gallery: AvianPosted April 6, 2012306 views11 comments

Another Great Gray owl shot from this winter - this guy was preparing for takeoff after an unsuccessful dive into the snow after a rodent.

As always, comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Anchorage, Alaska
Sony A200
Sigma 70-210 @ 210mm
1/1000 sec @ f4
iso 100

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 6, 2012 at 11:39 PM

Great angle, Guy and a nice crisp image.. Excellent job on the exposure. I love the "pose".

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 7, 2012 at 10:10 AM

Plenty of personality n this pose. Good capture.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 7, 2012 at 4:04 PM

Nice capture, Guy. Very nice detail in the owl. I don't expect there are too many successful dives in Anchorage with the 12 feet of snow you have this year. Hope the owls can tought it out to spring.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 7, 2012 at 9:31 PM

He doesn't look too happy that he missed! (I know it's just Anthropomorphism )
Nice detail here, great angle on the owl, anda very nice image overall.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 8, 2012 at 7:20 AM

Great capture of this fantastic species- Excellent exposure, pose and composition on this shot- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on April 8, 2012 at 8:56 AM

Nicely done. Great detail and a nice expression on the face.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Wonderful image! Bolld, dramatic and perfect all around. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on April 8, 2012 at 5:55 PM

I love the motion in this! Great shot in a pose I don't think I have seen!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 8, 2012 at 7:04 PM

A great exposure Guy. Love the position of the bird in the frame. Nice!

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on April 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM

Terrific composition. Great eye contact.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on April 10, 2012 at 8:59 PM

Thanks for the helpful feedback everyone, much appreciated!

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