Snowy Owl - Graceful Hunter...

[Daniel Cadieux]

Here's another white-on-white image, but this time with a bit of habitat and falling snow along the top to add some interest. Such powerful but graceful fliers!

Canon 7D + 100-400L @235mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, about 80% FF (cropped for comp right and bottom), baited.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing/tail positions, exposure, IQ, shadow on snow, setting and composition. This image really shows the rabbit like feet. Stunning image Daniel!

[stuart wanuck]

not much better than that!

[ThomasChadwick]

Great image. Love his eyes.

Thomas

[shane shacaluga]

Wonderful image Daniel. Amazing you stopped the action at 1/250

White on white is great and those yellow eyes cap it all off

TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Wonderful image Daniel. Amazing you stopped the action at 1/250

Oops, typo...I've changed it to reflect the true SS of 1/1250s.

[Don Railton]

Such a beautiful bird Daniel..! and captured at its best...!! I like the BG with the hint of forest and the shadow to add context. My only wish would be to have the underside of the wing a little more defined from the BG to show the 'edge' of the bird. (I will admit however that my monitor is not as good as I wish.. maybe that's the issue) The top of the wing is defined by the darker markings. I would love to see this printed...

Don

[John Stuelpnagel]

Gorgeous image. I enjoy seeing the context (trees in the distance).

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely magic Dan, the composition is excellent and the pose superb, one of your very best I reckon.

[Aidan Briggs]

Totally awesome Dan! I absolutely love the inclusion of the tree line and the falling snow, it takes this image to a level above the standard excellent snowy owl picture. Prefect composition too.

Keep up the good work!

[Bill Dix]

This one is simply wonderful. Love the distant trees, the snow, the shadow, and the stealthy owl.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Fantastic capture Daniel! Although I like the environment in this image, I liked a pano crop showing only white BG even better!

[Marina Scarr]

Love the flared wings and the hint of environment. Simply lovely, Daniel!!!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Perfectly composed to include the trees, which add a lot here. Love the shadow on the snow. Excellent pose too, but in an ideal world the right eye would be a tad more visible. You're nailing these!

[Holger Leyrer]

I don't know what i write. It is perfect for me.

[arash_hazeghi]

this is awesome Dan, she looks like a dancer!