Snowy Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 20141,661 views11 comments

Overcast morning, Snowy owl flying over the dunes at a Long Island beach. Nikon D800 with 500mm f4, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/1000. Not baited or called. Critique, comments appreciated, thanks Ray.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 23, 2014 at 9:11 PM

congrats, Ray--it doesn't get any better than this. a very sharp flight shot of a fantastic subject with a great setting. the layered setting adds so much to this for me, with the foreground veg, more distant sand/snow, more veg and wood, then the sea and sky. I'd be very proud of this one.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 23, 2014 at 10:05 PM

Superb image quality, Ray. I like the foreground foliage as it shows how low these birds usually traverse the area.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 23, 2014 at 10:17 PM

Just a killer shot. Flight shots of these birds are hard to come by (when you're playing by the right rules) and to get them in good light is even tougher. It's the annoying that the piece of vegetation overlaps the wing but that's a minor detail. Love that the eye is focused on you - congrats on this Long Island shot.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 23, 2014 at 11:06 PM

Wonderfully sharp flight image...gorgeous bird. Sharon

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 24, 2014 at 6:33 AM

Great setting Ray - love the different 'layers'

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on January 24, 2014 at 6:47 AM

Nice capture, you really have to look at the large image to appreciate the detail!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 24, 2014 at 7:16 AM

Excellent flight shot, I like the grasses FG and it's a great setting/BG.
Sharp & well exposed, my hat's off to ya Ray!

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on January 25, 2014 at 3:45 AM

Excellent eye level BIF shot, nice detail and BG...

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 25, 2014 at 6:18 PM

Sensational flight shot Ray. Nice detail with a wonderful sense of habitat and very pleasing color hues. Congrats

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 28, 2014 at 9:30 AM

Wow! Fantastic shot, Ray! Really a wonderful image!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Steve Zimic on January 28, 2014 at 9:54 AM

Great capture Ray. I especially like that you captured it flying so low to the ground. All that foreground really adds to the impact.

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