Snowy Owl on the Beach

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This is another image of the snowy owl I posted a few days ago, similar pose but different crop to include the shadow.



1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/400s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 400

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the wide-eyed look on the owl, and the inclusion of the shadow looks good. Again, the bits of grass add a nice element of habitat.

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

Beautiful exposure and composition, this is typical of me i.e. a composition point: the grass on the right - I reckon you deliberately chopped it off - would it have looked better not chopped off - perhaps it went on for a greater distance than I imagined?

Jon

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful exposure and composition, this is typical of me i.e. a composition point: the grass on the right - I reckon you deliberately chopped it off - would it have looked better not chopped off - perhaps it went on for a greater distance than I imagined?

Jon

Thanks, Jon. I cropped it this way because the owl would have been too centered otherwise.

[Jim Fenton]

I like this one a lot Axel, especially with the inclusion of the shadow.

While more of the grass on the right would have been nice, I agree that the subject would then have become too centered.

I'd be happy if it were my capture :)

[Jeff Nadler]

Gorgeous lighting

[Ted Willcox]

Beautiful exposure and sharpness right on. Nice lignt I like the low angle of the sun casting the long soft shadow. It adds nicely to the impact of the image. Well done.
Ted

[Fabs Forns]

You always get such great eye contact. Well done!

[david cramer]

Gotta love those eyes. And including the shadow is a plus. I'd suggest cloning out about half of the stalks from the grass on the right to reduce its pull.

[Art Kornienko]

I like the shadow too, killer eyes and you nailed the exposure. Strange for me to see the snowies without bg snow.

[D. Robert Franz]

Love this image. Plenty of room to show habitat....

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent exposure, and those eyes are so piercing. Well captured Axel.

[Christoph Belanger]

I like the image very much but I would have "constructed" it in such a way so as to include the grasses at the right (had that been possible at all). So, I guss I would have moved back and to the right some more to give it just a bit more room.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I envy you guys! Love the light, pose, ambient and detail, exposure is right on! Congratualitons Axel!

[Grady Weed]

All I can add is take a bow!

[Geurt Bloem]

Sweet image of a sweet subject, well done.

[Juan Aragonés]

Superb Axels. terrific eye contact, light.... I like everything!