Lots of Snow This Winter!

[Daniel Cadieux]

...not just talking about the abundance of early snow, but also Snowy Owls! As you are all aware this time its the north-eastern part of the continent that is being blessed with a larger than usual irruption of this beautiful species. Glad to see a few in my neck of the woods! I almost lost this opportunity as I could not find the white owl against the white BG...thank goodness I got a glimpse of the black spots on the feathers after almost panicking for a few seconds!!

Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, cropped for comp.

[John Rowell]

Dan, this one is just over the top. Magnificent. Can't think of anything else to say, I'm just going to go back to looking at this truly beautiful piece of photography. Thanks for sharing.

[Jim Crosswell]

Daniel this is one of your best which is really saying something! Great eye contact, exposure, composition and winter feel.

[Grace Scalzo]

Heavenly in every way.

[Jamie Douglas]

I was just talking about snow or our lack of in my post. Well jealous of this one Daniel and I'll need to stomach the funds to fly across one winter for some snowy and great gray owls.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Dan. Killer. Love the raised wings and the stare. Reminiscent of an old Jim Zipp image. I think it's a gal.

[nrohrbacker]

Great capture. The eyes really pop off the screen with mainly white bird and BG.

[Doug Brown]

Phenomenal flight shot Daniel! That stare is incredible, as is the white BG!

[arash_hazeghi]

I wish this frame was mine!

[tomroper]

Great shot, nice job on the exposure. Lots of sightings here in Ohio, I would love to get to see one.

[keith mitchell]

Daniel this is right up my street! I love this type of shot ,you have made an excellent job of it.

Keith.

[Markus Hanika]

Hi Daniel,

come on ... be true to us... this is a studio shot ;-)
No, just kidding. The kind of high key look, the whites, the details and the stare all beautiful and exactly taken in the right moment.

Congrats
Markus

[gail bisson]

WOW! This is wonderful Daniel. That stare is so intense and draws me right into the picture. Love the white on white.
Gail

[Jeannean Ryman]

What a wonderful shot! All the elements are spot on. Congrats!

[Martin Dunn]

awesome shot Daniel, those eyes man, wow!
It could just be my monitor, but I'd like a little more contrast between the raised wings and the background, ditto the white throat just uner the beak.
Just being picky 'cos I'm jealous.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely outstanding Dan - well done exposure is excellent and the timing immaculate.

[Marina Scarr]

One of your best, Daniel. The white on white, the turn and stare just place this one on the the tiptop of the heap.

[Lorant Voros]

Wow and wow. White on white. An incredible photo. Respect, Daniel!

[Mike Landwehr]

I love white-on-white, and this is one of the nicest I've seen. Very nice light, and wonderful eye contact. Those eyes are over the top! A beautiful subject, well captured.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

I love this image Dan. Gorgeous in every way! This is a contest winner! And you do it with the 7D and 100-400 combo !!!!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

You nailed it Dan. +1 to all the compliments above. Congrats!

[Holger Leyrer]

Wow. What for a stunning image. Compliment and congrats.

[Enrique Patino]

Beautiful image Daniel... amazing, really. Question: what is the perfect amount of contrast (definition-separation) between subject and BG given the similar colors? I played with your image and could get more contrast-separation, but not sure if that is actually desirable given the circumstances when this image was created and your intended results...

[Rachel Hollander]

Daniel - just beautiful. I can only agree with all the accolades above.

TFS,
Rachel

[christopher galeski]

it's all been said,great image.well done.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Its a beauty Daniel. Those eyes just jump off the page