Snowy Owl

[Alan Murphy]

Snowy Owl



Ontario, Canada


D800, 300/2.8, ISO 640, f4.5, 1/2500, baited

One more from my trip last week. I don't mind sacrificing frames per second to get the 36MP detail of the D800. Heading to South Texas in the am for two weeks in the 80 degrees :-)

[eddyswan]

Hi Alan, great action in sweet light and superb sharpness. The talons are just icing on the cake.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice shot Alan, I love the view of talons and good exposure too. I have to say though this one doesn't quite have your usual crisp quality, I see noise on the underwing and parts of tail and overall detail is a a tad coarse. did you have to sharpen too much in post? it's still a great frame.

[gail bisson]

A very intense action image.
I am not loving this crop though. Feels off for some reason although I admit it leads the eye straight to those amazing talons.
Is this a big crop? I see some noise on the tail and the IQ is very good- just not "Alan Murphy" good!
Gail

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Alan, love the details of the talons. I see a little bit of noise that Arash referred to, but for me this is a lovely frame. I'm thinking a square crop might show these talons better. TFS. Loi

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, nice showing the talons, Alan. Love the light and the expression on the face.

[John Robinson]

They just keep coming ! Another good one. Like the crop giving a bit od impact.
John

[Bret Goddard]

I think the talons, feather detail and the look in the eye are what makes this one so nice, Grand job indeed. If you don't mind, how close were you?

[Alan Murphy]

nice shot Alan, I love the view of talons and good exposure too. I have to say though this one doesn't quite have your usual crisp quality, I see noise on the underwing and parts of tail and overall detail is a a tad coarse. did you have to sharpen too much in post? it's still a great frame.

Thanks Arash, I agree with you. Not the sharpest image in my flies.

[Alan Murphy]

A very intense action image.
I am not loving this crop though. Feels off for some reason although I admit it leads the eye straight to those amazing talons.
Is this a big crop? I see some noise on the tail and the IQ is very good- just not "Alan Murphy" good!
Gail

Thanks Gail, this is about 70% of the frame.

[Alan Murphy]

I think the talons, feather detail and the look in the eye are what makes this one so nice, Grand job indeed. If you don't mind, how close were you?

Hey Bret, I was probably 20 feet away from the bird.