Snowy Owl..

[Ted Busby]

Image made in Eastern Ontario...

30D; 500mm; Handheld.. Baited

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c23/busbyea/SnowyOwl_20080216_036-Edit.jpg

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
Image Date: 2008:02:16 16:24:35
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 500.0mm
CCD Width: 4.81mm
Exposure Time: 0.0004 s (1/2500)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: 0.33
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)

[Stephen Stephen]

Ted nice sharp image here. I like the light, the intense gaze and the snow kick-up.

[Dave Phillips]

ditto Stephen.......very intense

[Geurt Bloem]

Sweet light and ditto intensity of stare.
If you state "baited", as I am new to that, what is involved?

[Charles Senkus]

they are truely beautiful birds!!! wish i could see thyem here more often. great capture!!

[David Hemmings]

This is by far my favorite of yours Ted, love the pov and the shadow.

[Michael Borcherds]

Pin sharp, great exposure & so well composed - a photograph to just sit back & enjoy - thanks for sharing

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

No nits from me,a great flight shot!

[Ken Scheben]

Ted,

This is just terrific. Your timing was wonderful as the snowy flying up from the strike adds a lot to the impact of the image. I had a tough time tracking this bird with my 500 and finally went down to a 70-200 f4 which I found much easier to frame the owl with. Congrats on a great capture!

Ken

[Stu Bowie]

The overall exposure in this is excellent. Ditto the intense stare, and those eyes are very piercing. Very well captured.

[D.J. McNeil]

I like the wing postion!

[Ted Busby]

Sweet light and ditto intensity of stare.
If you state "baited", as I am new to that, what is involved?

Thanks Geurt; the term "baited" refers to suppling the bird with an enticement such as a mouse/rat; to lure them into a closer range.

Thank you to everyone for the Compliments..

[Diane Chenault]

I like everything about it. The snow being kicked up with the wing is a nice extra.