Snowy Owl

Gallery: AvianPosted January 8, 2018360 views11 comments

I spent last week in a rural area of Saskatchewan photographing Snowy Owls. Here is a beautiful male I photographed as the sun went down on New Year's Day. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM, manual exposure f/9 at 1/5000th, ISO 3200.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 8, 2018 at 2:14 PM

There are what appear to be 2 dust specks on lower right at convergence of blue and tan. Could be objects at a distance and not sure about retaining the light spot in owl's left pupil. Otherwise, wonderful shot.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 8, 2018 at 3:21 PM

You guys are killin' me with the snowy shots! There is one - maybe two - in Northern WA state, and more seem NOT to be coming.
Gorgeous head-on shot with great wing position and BG.
I'd also remove the light spot in the eye
Nice capture!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on January 8, 2018 at 6:02 PM

Thanks for the tips. I have removed the light spot from the eye and it does indeed improve the image.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 8, 2018 at 7:28 PM

Yup, the repost is much improved with those little changes. This one has really nice lighting, detail, wing position. Beautiful bird.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on January 9, 2018 at 4:14 AM

This is a beautiful shot Charles. Great light and a good background combined with a strong head on position.
I guess if I was being really picky I'd love to see the shot of the owl in flight after taking off from the post, rather than sitting on it. Having said that, I've never even got close to capturing a snowy owl in the wild so maybe I should just hush.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 9, 2018 at 12:50 PM

The repost is excellent.

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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on January 11, 2018 at 8:03 AM

Charles
Gorgeous capture of this Snowy Owl. The eyes are exceptional. Great detail on the feathers. Don’t know if you could find more detail in the bright white areas above the nose and on the edge of the wings? It looks super as is though.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 11, 2018 at 10:43 AM

The repost is great. Wonderful opportunity to spend a week with Snowy Owls, and wonderful image.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on January 14, 2018 at 12:10 PM

Great way to start the new year! Wonderful composition, light and pose.

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Comment posted by Robert Strickland on January 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM

Great Shot, good light and theeyes,, theeyes are gorgeous, Nicely Done

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 17, 2018 at 3:16 PM

Outstanding Charles! What a pose and the light is perfect!

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