Snowy owl at sunriuse, Washington earlier this year
1D4 700mm 1/1000sec f/5.6 ISO 2000 handheld in wind. see HD size here

Snowy owl at sunriuse, Washington earlier this year
1D4 700mm 1/1000sec f/5.6 ISO 2000 handheld in wind. see HD size here
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Arash- great stuff as usual! I'm always amazed at the amount of detail that you seem to extract from subjects.
Also, I sent you a message regarding your guide to noise reduction for EOS cameras. Never heard back :( I was wondering if it was only for EOS cameras (meaning it was mostly in camera stuff), or if it focused mostly on post-processing techniques. I'm looking forward to hearing back :)
Hi Arash, great eye contact from those yellow eyes, and just love the overall comp. As Miguel stated, excellent detail, and I do like the grasses seen blowing in the BG.

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Great capture Arash. I like the perch & the grass. The detail in the owl is wonderful with a beautiful BG that compliments the image. It appears that the feet & tail feathers are wet. Was the shot taken after a rain storm or is the wetness caused by dew?
Andrew
just great do not think you can improve that image
hi arash
excellent detail, and perch.Great capture Arash.
Superb shot. Love the pose, excellent details, wonderful background, and I really like the perch and grasses.
Well done.
I remember seeing quite few pictures of these guys from early this year.
You were very lucky to have found them on the West Coast this year.
I wish I had been there.
Excellent shot in nice soft light, Arash.
Excellent image Arash! I like the sharpness, detail, light, pose and setting.
Fantastic portrait of this snowy, Arash. What can be said about perfection? There's nothing to add but my own admiration.
Not sure if I would have used such a high ISO/shutter speed combo for this, but the result sure turned out great, so you obviously knew what you were doing. A prefect portrait all around. Especially love the grasses at the bottom.
Well done as usual!
Love those eyes. Very special owl species for me and very nice that you included the grass in the image since it gives the habitat feel to it.

Thanks Aidan, shutter speed was actually the minimum needed to get a tack sharp frame under those conditions (handhold in wind). Some people tried 1/400sec with their tripods plus Wimberly but their files came out soft/shaky. Fortunately 1D4 can handle high ISO nicely.
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thanks everyone for nice comments
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Arash,
This is another excellent shot. I like the pose, BG, HA & composition, specially OOF grasses in the FG & BG. TFS
Very very sweet image.Love the beautiful eyes.Rest as usual marvelous.
Regards,
Satish.
First class Arash, love it! Super techs as always and a fine eye contact pose.
Yet another beauty of this gorgeous species, Arash. Love the hint of environment, and the wonderful eyes.
Just beautiful, great eye contact, lovely blowing grasses, composition so strong and the wet feet and feathers really add too, just a lovely image.
Gen
Gorgeous shot, the eyes really feel like they look into your soul. .nothing to add that hasn't already been said.
Beautiful Shot,Arash.Excellence all around.I wouldn't have asked for more.TFS
Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness.