I followed this Northern Hawk Owl for over 200 hours south of Stockholm.
After work I headed out to it and followed it until I couldn't see it every day for 3 weeks.
This is the shot I was after and I only got 3 seconds where everything came together, the bg is the full moon.
Nikon D70
Sigma 120-300 f2.8
Sigma 2x TC
Last edited by Andreas Kanon; 01-01-2008 at 05:31 PM.
This is very unique. I really like the composition a lot. The only thing I would do is to clone out the little branch behind the owl, to make it stand out more against the moon or sun.
Hi Andreas! I thought I might find you in here.... ;o)
Great artistic photo of this Hökuggla.. I guess it is from last year when so many of them stayed the winter in southern Sweden!
Ha det bra/Bengt Falke
Wonderfully conceived and executed. I love that you got some separation between the back of the head and the branch that frames it.. Congrats.
and later and love, artie
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I'm sorry that it has taken me this long to come to your image. I've seen it before and it is most impressive. I tried to do something similar when I had some Barred Owls around me one moonlit night and I did not succeed. The side-glance of the owl really seals the image for me because it shows the owls rictal bristles around the beak. Awesome!
Northern Hawk Owl (birdscape)
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