Arctic Beauty On The Beach ~In Massachusetts

[Jim Fenton]

Side lighting was the best I could do with this snowy owl on the beach at dawn as I was already against the edge of the water and it was a balmy 27 degrees outside.

Nikon D300, 500 AFS VR, TC14EII, ISO 1000, F 7.1, 1/ 500, NearUniWB Preset, CW metering, +.7 EV compensation.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cool setting and details, I also like the soft light. Is this bird still at Sandy Point?

[Grace Scalzo]

Fantastic, Jim. Love the environment as well as the bird.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice! The perch is pretty cool, good hint of habitat, and the debris in LRC is a good anchor to the composition.

[Art Kornienko]

Yes, quite nice Jim, and great you could get that close. The contrasting colours and BG are super, the snowy jumps right out of the shot. Great shot.

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent exposure on the whites, and those eyes are simple magic. Well captured Jim.

[david cramer]

The soft side lighting is good here. The perch really adds much to this already fine image.

[Terry Sohl]

Very well done. I love that perch, and the setting is first rate. Certainly gives it a different feel than those we see around here.

[Steve Canuel]

An excellent all-around image. Colors, light, perch, BG, and subject.

[Mike Lentz]

Very nice image, Jim! We are getting a nice push on Snowy's in Minnesota so far this winter ourselves.

[Mark Schmitt]

Everything in this works. No nits from me.

[John Ippolito]

Just a beautiful photo Jim. Everything is right on-perch, placement of bird, BG, exposure, and those eyes.