Snowy Owl

[Grace Scalzo]

This might be my favorite image of this wonderful bird that graced our beach this past winter. He was absolutely stunning, extremely cooperative and highly harrassed as a result of his celebrity. I got to spend one delightful afternoon with him and only a couple other people and to make matters even better, the light was nice and he was resting in an uncluttered spot.

Thank you for looking. I plan to make a print of this for my office so any comments before I do will be appreciated.

1/1000, f11, iso400
Canon 1Dmk4, 500 f4 + 2.0 tc + tripod

[gail bisson]

Grace,
This is absolutely superb. I have not a single nit!! I love the low angle, the comp, the foreground vegetation, the BG, the direct gaze, the little feathers on each side of his head. 10 out of 10 for this home run!
Gail
I see a little black dot on the very top of his head that I would clone out for printing.

[Melissa Groo]

Could there be a more stunning creature on this planet. I remember you mentioned this snowy some time ago,Grace. Beautifully captured. I love how the warm surrounding colors set him off. Fantastic exposure and IQ. How wonderful this will be to see on your wall!

[dankearl]

Stunning, Grace.
An adult Snowy, which is rare in the lower 48.
Print in and frame it!

[Charles Glatzer]

Grace,

Killer image! You have come a long way baby, wink

Chas

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[jack williamson]

Beautiful Grace. Excellent IQ, love the BG.

Jack

[denise ippolito]

Awesome Grace! It's a beauty for sure. I love the balanced comp and background.

[Ofer Levy]

An impressive image!

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Beautiful shot. Love the light and great pose, and excellent comp.
Very well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Grace, you guys are killing me with these snowy images. Good eye contact, and you have exposed this snowy so well, and the whites pop nicely from your darker BG. The placement works well, and I really like the different foliage in the FG. Congrats on a fine image.

[Dave Leroy]

A lovely owl photo. I really like the all white look, direct eye contact and brown habitat. He'll look good on a wall.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Grace, stunning. full-white bird and that terrific contrasting BG. nice comp. Great job positioning yourself for this shot. what a shot!

[Randy Stout]

Grace:

Lovely on all counts. Techs, comp, environment.

The only thing that comes to mind for me would be to try a version with just a sliver off the top, purely personal preference.

Congrats!~

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light pose and details and I like the inclusion of habitat

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Just beautiful and i would be sooo happy with this. Great spot, great angle and perfect light oh and the owl is kinda gorgeous too :w3. Don't you just love these days?

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Grace! I like the eye contact, IQ, setting and composition.

[Steve Canuel]

Very nice. What a great setting, subject, BG, and light.

[Marina Scarr]

Lucky you to have captured a male in such great light in this amazing habitat. I would not change a thing. Congratulations on this one, Grace.