The bonus find is not the owl per say - this image was taken on February 2nd, 2013. The bonus find is the memory card found in a camera backpack pocket that I never check, thinking it is empty. One look at what's in the card before formatting it, and low and behold a Great Gray Owl session that I had never processed! This giddy photographer went right to work on those!
I remember that morning well - everything was covered in hoar frost...the rising sun melted lots of it away as it gave a warm glow to the scene. Yes, that is frost on the owl too
Canon 7D + 100-400mm @210mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/250s., f/8, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, some highlights on the perch and BG toned down, NR to the BG.
Fabulous image, fabulous find. Nothing better than an early (or late?) Christmas present. Owl is great and I love the hoarfrost. BG looks a bit bright to me, even though I'm sure that is the effect of the rising sun. I'd be tempted to experiment with a little darkening. Looking forward to the rest of the card.
How cool is that to have found these images on a forgotten card!! Don't you just love it when that happens. The light is sublime.
I get a chill whenever I see that image of the three of us. It was so freakin' cold, and you were always out there without gloves or your ears covered. You were my hero out there!!!
Bet you where chuffed to bits finding this Dan, can understand it being in your memory finding a bird like this, put it up on your wall to bring it all back.
Hi Dan, what I would give to see one of these wonderful Owls - they look amazing. I just love that face, striking eyes, and that warm BG is tops. What an interesting shape to the perch. I wouldnt change a thing.
I am speechless!Well not quite...
Love everything about this image. The light, color palette,the pose, the Bg and the absolute best part is the frost on the feathers.
Killer image. Contest material I think.
What a great find Daniel,
Gail
Daniel, saw this on FB, love it. Perfect composition. I like the unusual orange BG. I wonder if you should have shot at f5.6 instead of F8 for a more blur BG and high SS. Loi
I know you have been doing a few canvases so you better make some wall space for this one Fantastic Image Daniel. I have to get to Canada to shoot these sometime.
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