Last frame...

[Milo Burcham]

Northern hawk owl
Alaska

My final frame of 2008, taken over my lunch hour yesterday. Very cold but beautiful around here recently. Here's to many more in 2009!

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Date/Time: 2008:12:31 14:20:28
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 10
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 400
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

[Robert O'Toole]

Nice habitat image Milo. I really like the mountain in the BG and the framing. sharpness is very good and also good job on the exposure.

Did you shoot any of the this image in horiz? I would like to see more of the mountain top but I like this one as is also.

Robert

[Fabs Forns]

Although the tree trunk is a bit overwhelming, I like your idea and have done similar ones last month. The cloud framing the Owl is a nice touch and so is the drop in the perch. Interesting. I like how the OOF branches in the lower right balance the composition.

[Ed Cordes]

I like the environmental feel. Sharpness is great. Since it is an environmental image the tree trunk doesn't bother me.

So, is the owl from 2008 watching us move on, or is it from 2009 welcoming us in?

[D. Robert Franz]

Love this enviromental image. Nice comp and I like the OOF mountain in the BG.. You guys are killing me with all these owl images.......