Posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 4, 2012 at 10:33 PM
I went back to spend more time photographing the snowy owls at Smithville Lake this weekend. I was set up on this owl for 2 straight hours and in that time it only changed positions once, moving about 10" before turning around. It was during that turn that I made this image, capturing the owl's amazing talons on full display. I broke some rules by not showing its eyes but in this instance I like it as it keep the attention on the main subject, the talons. Thanks for looking.
Posted by Jan Harrison on January 5, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Very impressive Wayne. They are not as harmless as they appear! I am curious what was your set up on this shot?
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 5, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Good morning Jan. Thanks for the comment.
I used a Canon 100-400L IS lens at 400 mm on my 50D giving me an effective focal length of 640 mm. This tripod mounted my exposure was 1/2000 second at f7.1 with ISO of 320 and my shooting distance was about 80'. The image as shown was cropped to about 30% of the full frame image.
Posted by Darren Huski on January 8, 2012 at 4:55 PM
That is a cool shot. Like the little guy is sleeping.
Posted by Barry Southon on January 9, 2012 at 6:54 AM
Hi Wayne
A well defined image we all take a nap sometime. Would you keep the Snowy Owls around for next month when I'm back please?
We seem to be getting a much larger number of Short-Eared Owls this year in the UK climate change maybe?
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6 repliesI used a Canon 100-400L IS lens at 400 mm on my 50D giving me an effective focal length of 640 mm. This tripod mounted my exposure was 1/2000 second at f7.1 with ISO of 320 and my shooting distance was about 80'. The image as shown was cropped to about 30% of the full frame image.
A well defined image we all take a nap sometime. Would you keep the Snowy Owls around for next month when I'm back please?
We seem to be getting a much larger number of Short-Eared Owls this year in the UK climate change maybe?