Northern hawk owl

[Milo Burcham]

Northern hawk owl

I found this guy in some rather dreary, rain/snow conditions yesterday. I did the best I could with the situation but what made it special is that my wife and I could hear wolves howling in the distance as we watched this owl.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Date/Time: 2008:11:02 14:37:08
Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +2
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 640
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal length: 840mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Image size: 2912 x 4368
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, pose and eye contact. I don't know if backing up was possible for a lower angle. Thanks for sharing!

[Jim Fenton]

I think the image is wonderful and I like the high key aspect.

As far as the angle goes, personally, when things are perched in the tops of trees or at height in general...they are what they are and it doesn't bother me one bit.

I've yet to have a customer pass on buying a print or using a file because they wish I had backed up :)

[Tony Whitehead]

Well done, I like the tilt to the head.