The landing

[arash_hazeghi]

Landing great grey owl. sure images look better at 1200 pixels

this image was made in Ottawa with Dan.

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1DX 300 f/2.8 II f/4 1/2000sec ISO 1600. owl was attracted by bait. full frame horizontal

[John Ippolito]

Spectacular landing image, Arash. I really like the dramatic composition, the perch target, snow, details, and the overall higher key tones in this one. Beautiful work !!

[nrohrbacker]

Great shot. I wish I was able to make it up there this winter. I like the bit of environment included , adds a bit of realism.

[Robert Holguin]

Stunning image!!!!
Excellent comp, I really like the snow covered perch, excellent pose, and superb IQ.
Very well done.

[Diane Miller]

Absolutely incredible!!!

Have you thought about removing the almost-horizontal OOF branch above the head and the bright spot along the top border? For me, that would take it from a 99 to a 110.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Great Image Arash! The pose is stunning! IQ is top notch. Am I missing something? Are we allowed to post larger than 1024x768 or >250kb?

[vishaljadhav]

Impressive dynamic image here, super exposure as always.
Love it

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely marvelous landing pose. Wonderful composition.
Love the pose with symmetrical wings,face and little yellow feet sill in the air,inclusion of environment and beautiful perch with snow.

Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

I think this is superb.
The forward facing talons and the grasses on the right are great.
My only suggestion would be to soften the horizontal OOF branch above the owls' head and decrease the brightness of the snow on the apex of branch,
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

Killer landing pose, Arash. Love the wing spread. The environment and snow add so much to this image.

[Troy Lim]

Arash, Loving this series. Amazing wingspread and moment captured.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks everyone