I found this young Boreal Owl deep in Mt. Rainier National Park in August, 2016. A family group of five was very active in the area, and while I unfortunately missed capturing the adult-juvenile food exchange, it was still an amazing night. Now I just need to photograph the adult at night.
Postprocessing:
Usual sliders, blacked out a couple intruding sticks in the BG, crop for comp, sharpening on bird, NR on BG
Tech:
Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4
Nikon SB-910 (TTL, -1.3EV)
handheld
ISO 500
SS 1/800
f/7.1