Great Gray Snowfall.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful species alongside Arash this week...lots of opportunities and good fun. Although lots of flight was possible some of my favorites are perched images. Here's one from our first morning when we had a good snowfall to add some winter mood to the setting!

Canon 7D + 100-400L @235mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/500s., f/7.1, ISO 800 (settings histogram checked), natural light, handheld, FF, a couple of snow flakes patched out on the face area, and the space between the head and branch tip was doubled via the clone tool.

[Mike Tracy]

The character of the perch and snow add to this greeting card image.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet and simple. Love the bird, the image design, and the snow.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Daniel. It sounds like you (and others) have been having a great time with these owls this winter! Excellent sharpness and comp and I like that the owl is not looking directly at you. The snow really adds to the mood. Overall, an outstanding image!

[Diane Miller]

Stunning! Another Robert Bateman!

[Mark Jones]

Beautiful image. Gatineau Park area?

[Grace Scalzo]

Very peaceful. Color pallette allows the beautiful eyes to draw me right in to his world.

[Loi Nguyen]

Absolutely beautiful image. Perfect exposure for the snow. Simple, clean perch, and a great owl. What not to like?

[arash_hazeghi]

love the snow here Dan! what a great opportunity and what an amazing host! thanks again!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks guys! Mark, this is in Ottawa but at another location that has been kept quiet about...

[gail bisson]

Hi Daniel,
A lovely environmental shot.
The snow is perfect. I like where you have placed the owl in the frame.
I think I prefer the perched shots of this beautiful owl,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Beautifully composed image. The snow really tops it off. What an amazingly productive outing you guys had.

[Doug Brown]

Really nice Daniel! I wish we'd had snow like that, not that I'm complaining. Like the clean perch and the incredible wintery feel to the image.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Daniel! I like the pose, perch, IQ, composition and snowy setting.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, these guys always seem to be so very alert, and I like how the perch leads into the frame, so Im glad you didnt go vertical here. There again, with all the falling snow, you need to show off more of the great enviroment. A very pleasing image.

[vishaljadhav]

Simple, beautiful or should I say simply beautiful all is amazing in this image, portrays a mood

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Hey Dan this is just stunning. One of the best GGO images I've seen. Love the falling snow, the excellent perch and your composition. Terrific work.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Hi Daniel. I like the pose, perch, IQ, composition.very nice eye contact.