Snowy Owl on a Sunny Afternoon in Ottawa

[Loi Nguyen]

Taken last winter in Ottawa with Daniel. We had the fortune of having a beautiful sunny afternoon and a cooperative owl.

1DX
70-200f2.8 II + 2X III @ 400mm
1/3200
f9
ISO-1250
Handheld
Owl was attracted with bait.

Cropped to about 66% of FF.

Thank you for your comments.

Loi

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice, I like the BG and the fanned tail. good exposure

[David Salem]

Looks like you were one of the lucky ones that got a bit of light on these shots. This is really nice Loi. Perfect exposure and lots of detail. Love the setting and the overall scene. Nice to get the eye well lit too. Well done

[vishaljadhav]

Woods in the BG and the snow below really sets it up beautifully
i love the way you have captured the wing spread and the wing position
in flight images i tend to miss seeing the eye clearly in such images but you have managed to get the eye perfectly, very lovely image indeed.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,good detail,like the flight pose,good BG.

[Marina Scarr]

Super exposure and light here. Love the flight pose and added environment.

[Bill Dix]

Lovely. Great exposure, nice wing and tail spread, the bird situated well against the zone of trees with just the right amount of BG detail. Well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Super pose, exposure and a great overall setting. Nicely done Loi.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent banking pose in nice looking habitat, Lou.

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you very much everyone. Glad you like it and your comments are much appreciated. Loi

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice one Loi, love the forested background, the flight path of the owl, and techs / processing.

[Binu John]

Excellent shot, Loi! That oof forest background added a sense of depth to this beautiful flight shot! TFS

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you very much everyone. Your comments are much appreciated!

David, yes I was one of the lucky one with a sunny afternoon, but it had its own challenges as well. The pupils were not as big as they would be on an overcast day and often there is a shadow in the eye. This shot was taken later in the afternoon with the sun playing hide and seek, making manual exposure a bit if a challenge. But it worked out well at the end.

Loi