Arctic Pizza Snowy Owl

[gail bisson]

This snowy was perched on a knoll in the small plot of land in front of the pizza place ( called Artic Pizza) in Barrow. Perhaps he was waiting for take-out!!
Talk about an easy shoot! Only in Barrow...! Quite a dark, dreary day.
Canon 1DX
600mm and 1.4x
ISO 800 f 7.1 SS 1/2000
The Chukchi Sea is in the BG with ice shelf
70% FF, Increased exposure by 2/3 stop, levels, increased yellow saturation in eyes by +6, DE to owl at 4 % and USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Ronald Zigler]

This is a great photo Gail. I like the lighting. White birds are so challenging. I think this lighting and your exposure is perfect for this bird. The surroundings complement the bird and allows the subject to stand out in the scene.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

I rather like the the light too, Gail. The colors are beautiful and work so well with this Snowy. Like your choices in post.




Geoffrey

[christopher galeski]

very nice Gail,love the soft light,nicely exposed,good detail in the birds feathers,good composition.well done.

[William Dickson]

Very nice, I would hang that on my wall

[Jonathan Ashton]

Oh yes I like the owl in the environment, the plumage detail is good and those eyes make me look at his mustache! I rather like the background too.

[Marina Scarr]

Simple and very pleasing image. BG and habitat work nicely here.

[Grace Scalzo]

Nice image, Gail. Pleasing colors, and the sense of time and place is well conveyed.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image of beautiful owl in habitat with absolutely superb BG. Rest as usual great.

Regards,
Satish.

[D. Robert Franz]

Nice environmental image here!

[Alan Murphy]

A great shot from a great restaurant. Knowing the service, I bet you all got a few frames in :-)

[gail bisson]

A great shot from a great restaurant. Knowing the service, I bet you all got a few frames in :-)

ROFL! I don't know what was worse- the food or the service!

[Walker Noe]

This image just screams Alaska. The setting is great for this awesome bird. I would prefer to see the bird just a bit higher in the frame, but that's just personal preference. Wonderful exposure and DOF.

TFS
Walker

[mohammad reza shahab]

Hi Gail,
love the pose.nice soft light and superb BG.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice one! in fact one of my favorite owls! lovely pose with some nice soft light.